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CBRN
August 2023
JUST IN: Strengthening Biodefense Capabilities Critical to National Defense Strategy, Official Says
By Allyson ParkTo ensure preparedness for a potential Indo-Pacific conflict, the United States must continue to strengthen its biodefense capabilities, which are critical to successfully implementing and upholding the National Security Strategy and the National Defense Strategy, a Defense Department official said. -
Chem Bio Protection
August 2023
Handheld Detector IDs Chemicals, Explosives on the Spot
By Allyson ParkThermo Fisher Scientific recently introduced a handheld device that carries a library of hazardous chemicals with it, allowing users to quickly know what kinds of threats they are facing. -
Chem Bio Protection
June 2023
U.S. Must Strengthen Biodefense, Reauthorize Laws
By William KingMany Americans are tired of the trauma, life challenges and losses of Covid-19 and the scare of continued pandemics and catastrophic weapon of mass destruction events. Over the past three years of living through this pandemic, more than 1.1 million Americans lost their lives, costing more than $30 trillion of national treasure. -
Chem Bio Protection
January 2023
JUST IN: New Bio-Defense Strategy to Eschew ‘One Bug, One Drug’ Programs
ARLINGTON, Virginia — A soon-to-be-released review of the Defense Department’s biological defense capabilities will seek to move away from “one bug, one drug” programs that are expensive and take years to develop, a senior officer said Jan. 26. -
Chem Bio Protection
August 2022
Office Pursues New Ways to Protect Warfighters from WMD
The Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense has a lot on its plate. There are currently 93 acquisition programs in the pipeline with $807 million annually to pay for them all, its leader Darryl J. Colvin said at the National Defense Industrial Association’s CBRN Defense Conference and Exhibition held in Baltimore. -
Chem Bio Protection
February 2022
Augmented Reality Tech Maps Chem-Bio Threats
Future warfighters could know where chemical, biological and radiological threats are located without ever stepping foot on the battlefield. -
Chem Bio Protection
November 2021
Robots Speed Up Chemical Weapon Disposal Process (UPDATED)
As a 2023 deadline for chemical weapon destruction ... -
Chem Bio Protection
November 2021
Biden Unveils New Pandemic Preparedness Plan
By Tyler Evans , Anna Menzel and Jennifer PlitschIn September, the Biden administration released a ... -
Chem Bio Protection
October 2021
Pentagon Reexamining How It Addresses Chem-Bio Threats
By Yasmin TadjdehBALTIMORE — The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic — ... -
Chem Bio Protection
August 2021
JUST IN: Pentagon Shifting Approach to Chem-Bio Defense
By Yasmin TadjdehBALTIMORE, Md. — The Defense Department is rethinking how it approaches chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense as officials face new and emerging threats, said a key official Aug. 18.
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