CBRN
A major chlorine gas leak at a water treatment plant in Gohani, Nagpur, India, on Monday 24 August resulted in 56 people being hospitalised, according to reports from The Times of India. Eight of them were treated in an intensive care unit. The leak occurred at a water treatment plant
CBRN
It has been announced that the United States' Joint Project Manager for CBRN Integrated Early Warning - which is part of the Capability Program Executive for CBRN Defense - has reached a milestone B decision for the "Vehicle Integrated Platform Enhanced RADIAC" technology, abbreviated to VIPER. An article published
CBRN
The US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Chemical Biological Center (DEVCOM CBC) hosted a field experiment 21-25 July to assess emerging environmental air monitoring and biodefence technologies. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) Joint Science and Technology Office sponsored the field experiment event, which was known as the Micro-
CBRN
The risk of small, medium and large-scale CBRN attacks have been named in the United Kingdom government's National Risk Register 2026. In the register, it was noted that "malicious actors including terrorists, states or criminals remain interested in CBRN attack methods", although it is currently
CBRN
Elements of the Philippines' National Bureau of Investigation and the Presidential Anti-Organised Crime Commission discovered unlicensed radioactive materials and substandard steel products during a raid of the Mighty Steel Plant manufacturing facility in Davao City on Friday 14 August. According to various Philippine sources, a technical examination conducted
Gov & Industry
The United States' Department of Defense's Joint Project Manager for CBRN Medical - itself a component of the Capability Program Executive for CBRN Defense - has announced that it has equipped the Joint Force with a critical defence against nerve agent attacks. In an article published on DVIDS, they
CBRN
A 10-year-old girl found a small, rust-coloured disk on Delaware's Broadkill Beach that was eventually discovered to be marked with the words "RADIOACTIVE POISON INSIDE", triggering a major hazardous materials response. According to an article published by Delaware Online on 12 August, Everleigh
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The Ukrainian National Guard has unveiled a new fleet of armoured vehicles for chemical and radiological reconnaissance. In a post on Facebook on Monday 10 August, the commander of the Ukrainian National Guard, BG Oleksandr Pivnenko, wrote that the new vehicles will strengthen the radiation, chemical and biological protection units&
CBRN
A 24-year-old man has been arrested in the Saarland region of Germany on suspicion of improper handling of radioactive materials. A large emergency response consisting of radiation protection authorities, the fire department, specialised CBRN units and other agencies was reported to have been deployed to the town of
CBRN
A Russian strike on a Ukrainian critical infrastructure facility near the city of Poltava on Sunday 2 August caused a leak of a hazardous chemical, reported Ukrainian government sources. An announcement from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine on Telegram said that the leak occurred as a result of Russian
CBRN
South Korean authorities ordered civilians to evacuate after a suspected white phosphorus leak at Osan Air Base in the city of Pyeongtaek on Tuesday 28 July. Officials urged nearby residents to evacuate and avoid skin exposure after the reported leak at US military base was detected just after 17:00.
CBRN
A toxic chemical leak aboard an MSC container ship in the Port of Antwerp-Bruges in Belgium on Tuesday 14 July triggered a major emergency response and caused a temporary suspension of shipping operations. The incident in part of Europe’s second-largest port occurred aboard the MSC MIA SUMMER