The United States' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued a new order requiring air travellers arriving in the United States from abroad to certify that they have not been present in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) during the previous 21 days. The order takes
CBRN Masks, an international supplier of Israeli civil-defence protective equipment, has launched five free interactive emergency preparedness simulators on its website. According to an article published by WBOC, the tools help the public understand complex threats by showing illustrative scenarios on digital maps, letting visitors explore scenarios and seeing
Armed police have for the first time trained in a scenario where an attempt is made to attack and steal a shipment of radioactive material being transported from the Dounreay nuclear power plant near Thurso, Scotland. According to the BBC, the Civil Nuclear Constabulary exercise involved armed attackers deliberately crashing
The Nigerian military's Joint Task Force (North East) has destroyed an IED logistics hub in Borno state, Nigeria, according to The Sun: Voice of the Nation. According to reports, 15 terrorists including two high-profile "Islamic State West Africa Province" leaders were killed in the operation.
The US state of Massachusetts has announced that 200 state hazmat technicians are being outfitted with personal radiation detectors through a federal grant programme. A photo accompanying the announcement on Wednesday 28 October would suggest that the state is receiving Teledyne FLIR identiFINDER R425 personal radiation detectors. "Massachusetts hazmat
The NATO EOD Centre of Excellence has conducted the CBRN EOD Incident Management Staff Officer Training course from 19-23 October, the latest in its series of NATO-approved training courses. In an article published on their website, the Centre of Excellence wrote that 14 participants from nine NATO and
Three young men have been reported killed and two others injured in a landmine explosion in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah on Tuesday morning, 27 October, Syria's state-run Al-Ikhbariya TV reported per Xinhua News Agency. The Syrian Civil Defence said its teams recovered the
BLADE, a leading provider of mission-critical defence solutions formally called HDT Global has announced that it has been awarded a contract in support of the Critical Equipment Decontamination System (CEDS) programme. In a press release published on 26 October, BLADE said that the award advances their work on the
United States Marine Corps and personnel from the Japanese Self-Defence Forces have trained in a simulated drone incursion and CBRN attack scenario during the exercise Keen Sword 27. In one photo in a gallery of 10 from the exercise, US Marine Corps staff sgt. Ryan Cerrillo, an explosive ordnance
Teledyne FLIR Defense has announced that it has been awarded a $48 million USD contract by the US Army to deliver nuclear, biological and chemical reconnaissance vehicle sensor suite upgrades to Bulgaria for its new fleet of Stryker vehicles. Dr. JihFen Lei, president of Teledyne Defense and Aerospace Group and
A chemical tank in Toledo, Ohio, ruptured on Tuesday night 20 October, billowing a white plume into the air for several hours and forcing hundreds of residents out of their homes due to the potentially toxic leak and the possibility of an explosion. According to Fox10 News, more than 50,
Teledyne FLIR Defense has announced that the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office has placed a $6 million order of identiFINDER® R425 handheld radionuclide identification devices. The purchase will be managed through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the new R425 handheld radiation
Exercises & Events
Libyan first responders took part in a CBRN training and field drill in Tripoli from 11 t0 15 October. It was the first exercise of its kind organised jointly by the EU and Libya. The scenario was a chemical terrorist attack in a crowded venue, causing a mass-casualty event
CBRN
Finland's government has granted an operating licence for the world's first permanent repository for radioactive spent nuclear fuel, waste management company Posiva said on Thursday 22 October, 22 years after construction began on the site, according to Yahoo News. The waste repository has been blasted into
CBRN
Kazakhstan and Switzerland are looking to strengthen their cooperation on the peaceful use of nuclear energy, nuclear safety and radioactive waste management, following a series of meetings in Bern on 20 October 2026, according to Kazakhstan's Nuclear Energy Agency via Qazinform News. The Kazakh delegation, which included representatives
Exercises & Events
Personnel from Cyprus and Egypt have completed two specialised courses designed to improve their readiness for maritime security threats and their ability to operate together, according to the Cyprus Centre for Land, Open Seas and Port Security (CYCLOPS). In a post on social media, CYCLOPS said participants included Egyptian Navy
Exercises & Events
National CBRN focal points from Benin, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Liberia, Morocco, Mauritania, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo met in Rabat on 14-15 October for the 26th Regional Strategic Coordination Meeting, hosted by Morocco's Directorate General of Civil Protection. Writing on LinkedIn, Jaouad Anter reported
EOD/IEDD
Cambodia and Croatia have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation in demining and technical innovation to accelerate mine clearance and support global landmine elimination, Khmer Times has reported. The pledge followed the Cambodia-Croatia Dialogue on Mine Action Innovation and Cooperation held on 19 October in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, co-chaired
EOD/IEDD
Nine soldiers have reportedly been killed following an IED explosion along the Gambarun-Logomani road in Borno State, northeastern Nigeria. According to a military situation report dated on 17 October 2026, per Sahara Reporters, the incident occurred along the Gambarun-Logomani route, which forms part of the Gomboru-Logomani/Dikwa
CBRN
Gas is reported to have leaked from a sewer in the Mordut locality of İnönü Neighborhood, Gümüşhane, Türkiye, causing "unease in the area" according to the Turkish outlet Haberler. In the incident on Monday 19 October, police teams warned citizens via megaphone to close their windows and teams
CBRN
A commercial building in Christchurch has been made safe after a chemical spill left three people in hospital, RNZ has reported. Emergency services were called to a building in Coleridge Street in the suburb of Sydenham, in Christchurch, around 15:50 on Thursday 15 October. Fire and emergency services said
CBRN
United States federal authorities have said they are investigating "potentially hazardous" letters containing "suspicious substances" that have been sent to congressional and state election offices around the US. The BBC reports that the FBI and the US Postal Inspection Service said they were trying to trace
CBRN
Iraq has brought all identified radioactive contamination sites under control and is working to remove the remaining hazardous materials, the acting chairwoman of the Iraqi Atomic Energy Commission, Thanaa Al-Zajrawi, told Shafaq News on Thursday 15 October. In an article posted the same day, Al-Zajrawi attributed setbacks in
Exercises & Events
The Sri Lankan 14 CBRNE response regiment successfully conducted a two-day CBRN threat awareness workshop for troops under the command of 143 Infantry Brigade, with particular emphasis on potential industrial hazards in the Kalutara area, it was announced on 15 October. The programme was designed to enhance troops'