Following Russian chemical attacks, the UK is developing anti-CBRN mini-drones

London, Great Britain—In the wake of the recent chemical attacks carried out by Russian intelligence agents, the UK is developing chemical detection drones. The UK Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces have begun developing drones that will be capable of detecting and examining suspicious chemical agents. The drones are also being designed to address biological […]

Japan preparing citizens for potential missile attacks, invasion by North Korea

The Japanese government is warning its citizens that they may have as little as 10 minutes, if any time at all, to seek shelter from an incoming missile attack from North Korea, the Washington Post reports. Publicly disseminated information from the office of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, called “actions to protect yourself” were released this […]

North Korea reportedly arms fighters with ‘nuclear backpacks’ spraying uranium

The radiological imagery led to speculation in South Korean media that the packs might be miniaturized nuclear weapons, a claim that was quickly rejected by North Korea military expert Joseph Bermudez Jr.

“The backpacks are far too small for atomic demolition munitions (ADMs),” Bermudez told NK News in August, after studying close up imagery obtained by this site from Pyongyang.

CBRN Marines train to clean up HAZMAT

Marines with the Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear, unit conducted hazardous material training aboard Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, May 2 to 6, 2016. Marines with CBRN spent the week learning how to deal with potentially dangerous HAZMAT situations by attending classes about their equipment practiced applying the skills they learned. The training was […]

Guest Post: What To Do If Faced With A Dirty Bomb

The following was sent in by Larry Grimm, one of our readers and a former Corpsman with 1st Recon Bn in Vietnam. -Peter Nealen Recent reports of ISIS capturing uranium from a university have raised some alarms in the civilian community about the risk of a dirty bomb. The subject seems to come up every […]