CONTENTS
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HOSPITALS 16 CBRN TERRORISM INTERVIEW 13
16 20 24
28 Editorial
Andy Oppenheimer analyses the further spread of CBRN weapons.
News digest News and innovations from
the CBRN community.
SPECIAL REPORT: Are our hospitals ready?
Peter Joyce on how to ease the path of UK National Health Service reforms towards CBRN resilience.
The quantum of terrorism Andy Oppenheimer tracks
elusive terrorist CBRN threats.
INTERVIEW Dan Kaszeta meets Spiez
Laboratory Director Dr Marc Cadisch.
Not so solid state Dr Dave Sloggett unravels the
challenges of assessing covert nuclear programmes.
SPECIAL REPORT: Chemistry for peace
Megan Thomas reviews chemical disarmament 15 years on.
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INCENDIARY DEVICES 40 ON THE COVER
Enhanced Blast Explosives (EBX). Daisy Cutter (BLU- 82) explosion of 12,600 pounds of ammonium nitrate, aluminium powder and polystyrene.
Source: US Air Force
Blood brothers Dr Sebastian Klaus and
Dr Marion Nies describe a rapid field test for organophosphates.
Aiming at civilians Andy Oppenheimer revisits
CBRN threats in theatre.
40 42
On fire John Allison tackles the threat
from improvised incendiary devices.
Detection just got faster Edward Perello reviews the
latest in rapid diagnostics and sampling.
44 48 52 54
Simulating rapid response John Saunders explains how
simulators enhance CBRN training.
Eight steps to safety Dusty Kitzmiller and Phil Salinas
outline a HazMat response plan.
Disrupt the device Lesley Rust meets the special
challenges of shooting the CBR bomb.
Water, water, everywhere… Dr Patrick Marcus describes
new ways to purify water in hazardous locations.
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Shedding light Nick Vent and John Johnson ex-
plain how to minimise chemical emer- gencies through lab-proven technology.
Cracked reactor Walter H. Buch and Richard L.
Bigelow review emergency planning and response at US nuclear power plants.
The unwashed masses Jennie Williams and Amit Kapoor
on mass decontamination of civilians in war zones.
The entire land is the front Samantha Rubinsztejn describes
how Israel faces up to CBRN threats from all sides.
A handful of dust Frank Rando on assessing
radiation during response to nuclear terrorism.
Time is of the essence Col. Zygmunt Dembek examines
21st-century biosurveillance.
The air that I breathe Mike Welden outlines new
developments in interior CBRN sensors.
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