CONTENTS


9/11 and HAZMAT RESPONSE FIRE JIHAD


16 24 THE RED LINE 38 DNA RESEARCH


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Editorial Andy Oppenheimer assesses CBRN as the wildcard in conflict zones.


News digest News and innovations from


the CBRN community.


SPECIAL REPORT: 9/11 and HazMat response


Robert L. Domenici discusses lessons learned from Ground Zero.


Going viral Andy Oppenheimer looks at the spread of terrorism.


Fire Jihad James B. Crippen looks at


connections between arson and Islamic extremism.


INTERVIEW CBNW meets leading NATO CBRN expert Lt. Col. Bernd Allert.


Out of Africa Samantha Rubinsztejn analyses


CBRN threats in the second-largest continent.


80 ON THE COVER


The 21st-Century GSR Respirator. ©Scott Health


35 38 43 47


To the last breath David Crouch reviews progress


in air-purifying respirators.


The red line Andy Oppenheimer assesses


CBRN in current conflicts.


Vulnerability, Inc. Frank G. Rando calls for greater


corporate resilience.


Air apparent Jonas Giesen looks at advances


in NBC filtration.


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More bangs for the buck James B. Crippen reviews training


for improvised explosives disposal.


Stranger than fiction Dr Dave Sloggett reviews


measures against nuclear smuggling.


Pump up the volume Prof. Renato Bonora describes


decontamination for interiors.


CBRN in Sweden David Oliver visits the special


units of Sweden’s Armed Forces.


Forced entry Dusty Kitzmiller assesses tactical


assault on industrial facilities.


The young ones Samantha Rubinsztejn looks


at respiratory protection for children.


Entering the biodome Kent D Redwine introduces


a self-contained protection system.


Train the best Col. Zyg Dembek focuses on


CBRN training in the United States.


Système d’Alerte Pierre Tuffigo outlines systems


for integrated CBRN detection.


Beneficial mutations Dr Dave Sloggett looks at DNA


research for bioresilience.


Preparedness through partnership


Antony Roth explains the value of co-operation in biodetection.


CSI: CBRNE Frank G. Rando examines


forensics in the Hot Zone.


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