Next Global Security Threat – Bioterrorism
The future of international security will be fought on the biological front. Rapid advances in genetic engineering have opened the door for small terrorist...
Defense Industry Struggling to Find Consistent Anti-Chemichal Method
Battelle, a nonprofit research and development institute, recently said the key to preparing for the rapidly growing threat of biological or chemical weapons is...
Nanotechnology Breakthrough will Sense Hazardous Chemical Traces
Scientists at the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have developed a new device that will measure the motion of small particles...
New Remote Chemical and Biological Threats Detector
ChemImage Sensor Systems (CISS) develops innovative chemical imaging sensors that address the landscape of drugs, chemical, biological and explosive (CBE) threats. The company has...
Alarming Reports on Iran’s Violations of Nuclear Agreement
The new administration of President-elect Donald Trump should not ignore the threat posed by Iran’s chemical and biological weapons programs, Benjamin Weinthal, a research...
How Does the Body Respond to Chemical/Biological Agents – Answers Soon
A new project models the human body’s response to chemical and bilogical agents. The U.S. Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) is collaborating with...
A Look Into The Future: Chemicel Scanners
Researchers from US Army Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) tested a quadcopter dubbed Deep Purple during the SK Challenge at Utah's Dugway Proving Ground,...
DHS To Test Bioterror Airflow in New York Subway
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) will conduct a week-long airflow study, starting today, in portions of the New...
Researchers Discover Process to Combat the Effects of Nerve Agents
Sarin is a colorless, odorless liquid fatal even at very low concentrations. Serious sarin poisoning causes visual disturbance, vomiting, breathing difficulties and, finally, death....
ISIS’ Chemical Weapons Chief Captured
US Special Forces captured Sleiman Daud al-Afari, the head of ISIS’ chemical weapons unit. Al-Afari worked for Saddam Hussein’s Military Industrialization Authority, specialising in...
Lingacom Awarded 1 Million Euro for Muon-Based Vehicle Scanning Solution
Lingacom, a developer and manufacturer of muon-based detection solutions, announced that it has been awarded a 1 million Euro contract by the European Commission’s...
U.S. Bioterrorism Detection Program Deemed Unreliable
DHS’s BioWatch program aims to provide early indication of an aerosolized biological weapon attack. Until April 2014, DHS pursued a next-generation autonomous detection technology...
Russia Tests New Chemical Reconnaissance Armoured Vehicle
The trials of the advanced Russian-made RKhM-5M chemical reconnaissance vehicle are in progress, Airborne Force spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Yevgeny Meshkov said on Friday, November 27,...
ISIS’ Chemical Weapons
By Rachel Ehrenfeld*
It is surprising that the Islamic State’s use of chemical warfare has taken this long. On August 11, ISIS shelled the northern...
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