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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. -
Defense Department
August 2021
JUST IN: Expert Calls for Pandemic Preparedness Effort Akin to 9/11 Response
By Yasmin TadjdehJust as the United States stood up a sprawling and enduring counterterrorism apparatus after the 9/11 attacks, the nation needs to establish a pandemic preparedness plan that will monitor for emerging biological threats for years to come, said the secretary of defense’s former advisor for COVID-19. -
Chem Bio Protection
July 2021
Teledyne FLIR to Develop Wearable Chemical Detector
By Mandy MayfieldThe Pentagon is contracting with industry to develop a “mass-wearable” device for U.S. troops that will better protect them from chemical and biological threats on the battlefield. -
Chem Bio Protection
November 2020
WMD Threat Reduction Programs Suffer from Neglect
By William M. Moon
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