CBRN
The US Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has announced the removal of the last caesium-137 blood irradiator from Lebanon. It marked an important milestone in their mission to "enhance US security by eliminating high-risk radioactive material across the world", according to a
Explosives
Ukraine's Main Department of Mine Action, Civil Protection and Environmental Safety has reported that, as of 1 June 2026, since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, 1,556 people have been injured by landmines and explosive remnants of war.
CBRN
Eleven people are confirmed to have been killed in a chemical explosion at a paper mill in Washington state, USA, on Tuesday 26 May. The explosion, which occurred at 07:15 PDT at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility in Longview, 210km south of Seattle, happened due a "rupture of
CBRN
A team of experts from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Technical Secretariat, supported by Syrian authorities, has discovered a significant amount of undeclared chemical weapons, related materials and documentation during its most recent deployment in Syria. The findings of the team were made public in the
Industry
The United States' Joint Project Manager for CBRN Integrated Early Warning, part of the Capability Program Executive for CBRN Defense, has announced that their proximate chemical agent detector has achieved milestone C in its development, thereby receiving formal approval to enter into full rate production. The proximate chemical agency
Explosives
A roadside improvised explosive device blast in Wana, north-west Pakistan, has killed three people and injured four. Among the dead from the explosion, which occurred on Tuesday 19 May, was the Ahmadzai tribal chief Malik Tariq, reports News Today. Police said the explosion occurred near Gulshan Plaza in a
CBRN
As of 00:00 on Wednesday 20 June CEST, over 130 people are reported to have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and across the border in neighbouring Uganda in a new outbreak of the Ebola virus. According to information published by the United States Centers of Disease
Exercises & Events
The US Army’s global field medical laboratory, the Philippine Army's CBRN company, EOD battalion, and the Japanese Ground Self-Defence Forces' NBC Countermeasure Medical Unit have conducted a joint biological threat response drill at Fort Ramon in Palayan City, the Philippines. Part of the larger multinational
Explosives
Gulf Coast regional maritime response and render-team teams successfully retrieved and detonated an IED found underwater at the Converse Reservoir dam in Mobile, Alabama, on Tuesday 12 May. In an announcement online, the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System (MAWSS) said the multi-agency effort included the Mobile County
Exercises & Events
The Chinese People's Liberation Army has released photos from a recent CBRN medical response exercise. The four photos show soldiers assigned to an army unit under the Chinese People's Liberation Army's Xinjiang Military Command conducting various manoeuvres in a CBRN environment. These included searching
Industry
Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched the "Thermo Scientific PackEye XS Radiation Detection Backpack", described as a "next-generation system designed for covert radiation detection, identification and assessment". According to information published on AZOSensors, the lightweight, portable system enables homeland security, defence, law enforcement, CBRNE, emergency response,
Exercises & Events
United States airmen from the 355th Wing Drone Innovation Cell conducted a small uncrewed aircraft system exercise that simulated a CBRN attack on a military installation during Mosaic Lightning 26-2 at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on 8 May 2026. According to information published by the base, Mosaic Lightning