The Government Accountability Office warned this week that evacuation plans following a nuclear plant accident beyond a 10-mile radius should be considered by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. “Clearly, this is a common sense recommendation after the nuclear disaster in Fukushima,” … Read More…

Weapons of mass destruction, described as one of the most pervasive threats to the United States by Air Force Gen. C. Robert Kehler, will be addressed through a new partnership between U.S. Strategic Command and the University of Nebraska. President … Read More…

NRL scientists are in the process of creating unique systems aimed at the spontaneous decontamination of a variety of chemical and biological threats. The systems, which incorporate functional additives like quaternary ammonium salt biocides, polyoxometalates, fullernes and phthalocyanines capable of … Read More…

A U.N. appointment of a Swedish scientist who will probe chemical weapons allegations in Syria was recently approved by the Syrian government. An Al Arabiya correspondent, quoting officials sources, said that the U.N. investigation team is expected to arrive in … Read More…

New Jersey received a failing grade in the category of emergency preparedness and response in a recent report. New Jersey ranked near the bottom of the lists of states for preparedness in the “Ready or Not – Protecting the Public’s … Read More…

New evidence has been found showing that anti-bacterial agents in the body may be able to fight bacteria as strong as anthrax. Lysozyme, an enzyme that is present in human tears, milk, mucus and saliva, attacks the cell walls of … Read More…

A congressional report published on Tuesday said that a lack of uniform definitions and concepts used by the Department of Homeland Security could raise financial costs and casualties. The report, entitled “Defining Homeland Security: Analysis and Congressional Considerations,” investigated multiple … Read More…

Researchers at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute recently developed a faster and less expensive method to detect bioterrorism threats, including the presence of botulinum neurotoxins. Screening for the most dangerous biological agents, such as botulinum and the Ebola virus, currently … Read More…

Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird said on Tuesday that the world will take action if Bashar al-Assad’s Syrian regime uses chemical weapons against its own people. Baird plans to sit down in Morocco this week with leaders from the … Read More…

A new report has been released examining what it would take for the nation to improve its resilience to biological attacks, natural disasters, infectious disease outbreaks and other emergencies by 2030. The study acknowledges the difficulty of making effective improvements, … Read More…

The Australian Secret Intelligence Service warned against the multifaceted dangers of the 21st century in a landmark speech this week, comparing the threats to those posed by the Cold War. The service said that the menace of terrorists acquiring chemical, … Read More…

The Department of Defense’s Deputy Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter warned a group of experts this week that the department is already monitoring scientists over fears of the “next big thing” in terror. The DoD is concerned about a new … Read More…

Officials with the federal government are preparing guidance to aid local laboratories in implementing the new policy on the oversight of life-sciences dual-use research of concern. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, announced … Read More…

The Delaware Court of Chancery denied SIGA Technologies’ motion for re-argument that was filed on October 4, upholding the court’s original September 22 decision regarding compensation for PharmAthene, Inc. Read More…

Five hundred health workers have received vaccinations against smallpox, allowing them to deal with potential biological terror attacks at the 2012 Olympics. Read More…

Cynthia Bascetta explained the challenges in developing CBRN countermeasures to the House Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response and Communications this week. Read More…

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations and possible 2012 GOP presidential candidate John Bolton has expressed his belief that all defense spending should be protected from potential budget cuts that may occur with a GOP leadership of congress. Read More…

New Jersey’s Department of Health and Senior Services has requested that local health departments inform retail food establishments with a buffet or a self-service salad bar about a terrorist threat to poison food. Read More…

Researchers at the University of Hawaii and a Honolulu start-up company have developed a hyperspectral sensor system that may be able to detect biological and chemical weapons. Read More…

The anthrax-tainted heroin that lead to 47 cases of anthrax infection in Scotland could soon be back on the streets, health officials have warned. Read More…

A recently leaked cable dated December 30, 2008 details the United States’ investigation into an attempt by a Syrian institution to purchase certain materials that could be used as components for chemical or biological weapons. Read More…

A congressional investigation found that the planned missile defense system for Europe may risk delays and prove unreliable with cost over-runs. Read More…

A new rule has expanded the list of potential health ailments veterans of the Vietnam War can claim that Agent Orange exposure was responsible for, giving them additional entitlement to disability compensation. Read More…

Experts in Tayside, Scotland, believe that 10 deaths in early 2010 linked to anthrax-tainted heroin may be linked to fewer drug deaths as compared with last year. Read More…

Officials at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland, have signed an agreement outlining how to clean up the groundwater contamination located in Area B. Read More…

A series of recently leaked news cables from the U.S. Embassy reported that a bioterror attack in India could be devastating. Read More…

Scientist Vyom Parashar of the Nanotechnology Application Center of Allahabad University in India has developed a new technology that uses nanomagnets to detect the presence of sulfur, which could be used to identify bombs and chemical warfare agents. Read More…

A Plainfield, Indiana, woman has claimed that an ex-boyfriend may have poisoned her with a toxic substance like anthrax or ricin that has lead to multiple health problems. Read More…

The National Center for Food Protection and Defense at the University of Minnesota founded in 2004, has partnered with the food industry to combat potential bioattacks on the U.S. food chain. Read More…

The National Academy of Sciences has stated they were surprised by the FBI Read More…

An article that describes complete protection of non-human primates against an extremely pathogenic monkeypox challenge after vaccination with Inovio Pharmaceuticals Read More…

Universal Detection Technology, a developer of early-warning monitoring technologies, and Powersafe Pty Ltd., have created a joint relationship to combine the two companies’ products to protect facilities from bioterrorism and other infectious health thre Read More…