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Feds Report on WMD Office Effectiveness

In 2018, the Department of Homeland Security set up its Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office. This office merged several DHS offices and efforts with the goal of improving the department’s coordination of federal and state-level preparation to counter WMD threats. In a recent WatchBlog post, the Government Accountability Office looked at its new report on what efforts CWMD uses to combat weapons […]
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Militants in Syria plotting to stage chemical attack against civilians — Russia’s military

Originally published by TASS MOSCOW, March 8. /TASS/. Militants are plotting to stage a chemical attack against civilian population in Syria’s Idlib de-escalation zone as a provocation against government forces, Alexander Karpov, a deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Parties in Syria, told a briefing on Monday. “The Russian Center for […]
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Iran Will 'Raze' Tel Aviv If Israel Attacks, Defense Minister Warns Amid Nuclear Standoff

Iran Will ‘Raze’ Tel Aviv If Israel Attacks, Defense Minister Warns Amid Nuclear Standoff

Originally published by Newsweek Iran’s defense minister has responded to the suggestion of military action from Israel by threatening to “raze” the cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa, as regional tensions remain high amid U.S. President Joe Biden’s efforts to revive the Iran nuclear deal. Israel remains staunchly opposed to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of […]
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Lawmakers aim to prevent sea-based nuclear cruise missile

Lawmakers aim to prevent sea-based nuclear cruise missile

Originally published by Defense News WASHINGTON ― Two Democratic lawmakers are introducing legislation to kill the nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile set to begin development next year and its associated warhead. Maryland Sen. Chris Van Hollen, a lead appropriator, and House Seapower Subcommittee Chairman Joe Courtney, of Connecticut, planned Thursday to unveil the bill, a copy […]
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Imposing Sanctions on Russia for Use of Chemical Weapon Against Aleksey Navalny

Imposing Sanctions on Russia for Use of Chemical Weapon Against Aleksey Navalny

Originally published by Homeland Security Today The United States joins the European Union in condemning and responding to the Russian Federation’s use of a chemical weapon in the attempted assassination of Russian opposition figure Aleksey Navalny in August 2020 and his subsequent imprisonment in January 2021. We share the EU’s concerns regarding Russia’s deepening authoritarianism […]
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USDOC adds 14 parties to the entity list for support of Russian WMD Programs and chemical weapons activities

Originally published by AJOT The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is adding 14 entities located in Russia, Germany, and Switzerland to the Entity List based on their proliferation activities in support of Russia’s weapons of mass destruction programs and chemical weapons activities. This action supplements the addition of five Russian Government […]
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Criminal Inquiries Loom Over al-Assad’s Use of Chemical Arms in Syria

Criminal Inquiries Loom Over al-Assad’s Use of Chemical Arms in Syria

Originally published by The New York Times PARIS — Chemical munitions experts have for years compiled information that Syria’s government has used these banned weapons against its own people, a war crime that so far has gone unpunished and been dismissed with a sneer by President Bashar al-Assad. Now the first criminal inquiries that target […]
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U.S. Sanctions and Other Measures Imposed on Russia in Response to Russia’s Use of Chemical Weapons

Originally published by U.S. Embassy in Georgia CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS ACT SANCTIONS Today, the Secretary of State determined that the Government of the Russian Federation has used a chemical weapon against its own nationals, in violation of the Chemical Weapons Convention. As a result, the following sanctions will be imposed (full or partial waivers […]
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Radiation Training - On land and in the air with Lancaster County
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Radiation Training – On land and in the air with Lancaster County

Radiation Training at the PEMA Rodeo The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) conducted radiation training called Radiological Officers Developmental Emergency Operations (RODEO) with HazMat 2 Environmental Fire Rescue Company, Lancaster PA.  In addition to several hands-on drills with multiple agencies from around the state the evolutions also included using drones to perform recon.  Now, this is what we […]
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Simulants vs Simulators

6 minute read Practical, hands-on training is crucial to ensure military personnel, first responders, and hazmat workers are equipped with the skills and confidence necessary to handle CBRNe and hazmat incidents, but creating realistic training experiences can be difficult, expensive, and time consuming. For these reasons, most agencies outsource their hazmat training; however, with new […]
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