Defence Research and Development Canada hosts Exercise Precise Response at Canadian Forces Base Suffield. The 14th annual NATO exercise is part of ongoing Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) defence training. [node:read-more:link]
Experts reveal that bacteria such as anthrax (which occurs naturally in the soil and can infect cattle and wild animals) and foot and mouth disease could pose a much bigger threat than chemical weapons. [node:read-more:link]
A new low-yield nuclear warhead, created at the behest of the Trump administration, has officially entered production. The first production unit of the W76-2 warhead is underway at the Pantax Plant in Texas, according to a statement from the National Nuclear Security Agency. [node:read-more:link]
It didn’t take long following the US announcement that the country would suspend its participation in the INF treaty for Russia to move in kind. Now, freed of its obligations under the 1987 treaty, Moscow is wasting no time in developing new, once-prohibited weapons systems. [node:read-more:link]
President Vladimir Putin warned on Wednesday of a resolute response if the U.S. decides to station missiles in countries neighboring Russia. He said that Russia would respond to any deployment of new intermediate-range missiles in Europe by targeting the United States itself and not just the countries where they are deployed, according to a Reuters translation. [node:read-more:link]
U.S. lawmakers have drawn battle lines over whether full nuclear modernization is worth the cost, and now they’re gathering ammunition. [node:read-more:link]
It’s a doomsday 1969 game: Cities will be vaporized and millions will be annihilated unless you act fast to stop it all. That is the premise behind an escape room game now being developed inside a decommissioned nuclear fallout shelter an hour’s drive north of Halifax in the rural community of Debert. [node:read-more:link]
Firefighters will often be on-scene long before the hazmat team. [node:read-more:link]
The H1N1 virus is here and it's a pandemic. We now have an opportunity to see if we have learned key lessons from our experience with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). [node:read-more:link]
Dr. David Butler-Jones discusses his perspective on his role in the Public Health Agency of Canada, its achievements and ongoing challenges. Also the priority of prevention and healthy living. [node:read-more:link]
The prospect of using CBRN material in a terror device is both frightening and real. [node:read-more:link]
An interview with Lt-General Michael Jeffery drives home the need for strong leadership to ensure a resilient national security infrastructure. [node:read-more:link]
Solid partnership foundation developed by the Canadian Assn of Fire Chiefs. [node:read-more:link]
A disciplined approach to emergency response [node:read-more:link]
Accessibility of technology based resources. [node:read-more:link]
