Update on Chlorine Attacks
DoD Anyone who doubts that al Qaeda would use chemical, nuclear or biological weapons need only look at the terror group’s attacks in Iraq, Defense officials said. Al Qaeda and affiliated groups have...
View ArticleChlorine Bombers Nabbed
MNF-Iraq Coalition Forces killed two terrorists and detained 10 suspected terrorists in raids targeting an al-Qaeda in Iraq vehicle-borne improvised explosive device network Wednesday morning....
View ArticleMissing Equipment
The Canadians have misplaced some gear. We think. The Canadian Press has compiled a database that suggests that 75 or so pieces of equipment containing radioactive materials have gone missing. Ed...
View ArticleLet’s Get Ready Sydney
Here’s an interesting press release from down under. Sydney NSW Australia Sydneysiders will be encouraged to prepare themselves and their families for emergencies in an important and emotive public...
View ArticleTerrorism’s Lessons Learned
It’s been a couple of days short of six years since the murders of September 11, 2001. The West has learned a great deal since then, and so have the terrorists who are our enemies. They’re not...
View ArticleArmy Destroys Half of Chemical Stockpile
Army As of Dec. 10, the Army has safely destroyed 50 percent of the United States’ chemical-agent stockpile since beginning to comply with the Chemical Weapons Convention April 29, 1997. Officially the...
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Joint Biological Point Detection System
DVIDS By Spc. Ryan A. Cleary 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Soldiers from the 637th Chemical Company gathered Jan. 12 to display and demonstrate their newest weapon in the fight against...
View ArticleNewest Smallpox Vaccine
I’m not sure if this is fighting last year’s war, or is a forward looking step. DoD By Fred W. Baker III American Forces Press Service The Defense Department has begun its transition to the next...
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National Guard – Plays Key Role in Ricin Response
Two members of the 92nd Civil Support Team take a sample of a simulated hazardous substance in a Sparks, Nev., shopping mall during training Nov. 25, 2005. The Nevada National Guard’s civil support...
View ArticleWMD Course Off Track
I just returned from a mandated course on Weapons of Mass Destruction that is required for my NYS EMT recertification. It was a steaming pile of crap. The “All Hazards” approach is the one being taught...
View ArticleMilitary Integration Into NIMS
The National Incident Management System was developed so that: responders from different jurisdictions and disciplines can work together better to respond to natural disasters and emergencies,...
View ArticlePlague Kills Grand Canyon Biologist
This story is a prime example of the reason that EMS workers are told to use universal precautions for every patient. You cannot know what you may encounter. Although plague is endemic west of the...
View ArticleUS Nears End of Nerve Gas Destruction
The U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency destroyed the last landmine in its stockpiles containing VX nerve-agent munitions, Dec. 24, at the Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility in Anniston, Ala....
View ArticleThe Threat of Bioterrorism
World At Risk, The Report of the Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation and Terrorism was issued on December 2, 2008. One of its conclusions was that the threat from bioterrorism was greater...
View ArticleBioterrorism and Infectious Disease
In a crowded store during the Christmas shopping rush, a man sneezes and does not cover his face. Early one morning, a sniffling woman wipes her nose with her fingers and then wipes it off on the...
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