CBRNews GLOBAL CBRN THREATS AND ACTIVITY
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THREAT WATCH That warning needs to be on Aloha level (©James Ross) On Saturday 13 January the residents of Hawaii received a shocking emergency notification stating: BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. The message transpired to be a false alarm and a cancellation was sent out 38 minutes later. Initial investigation deemed it a result of human error, however, a recent update has stated that the employee who sent out the false alarm said he misunderstood that a drill was underway and believed that a ballistic missile had actually been fired at the state. Officials also revealed that this was not the first such mix-up for the employee, at least twice before he “has confused real life events and drills”.
Probing begins again The operator of the Fukushima #1 nuclear power plant has resumed its survey of the crippled #2 reactor using a telescopic arm, and hopes to obtain images of melted nuclear fuel. The
device will also measure the temperature and radioactivity levels in the area. This step is needed to help develop a plan for removing the fuel for the ultimate decommissioning of the plant. Nearly seven years after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that wrecked the plant, details of the damage to the reactors remain largely unknown due to high levels of radiation.
HSE warning on CBRN capabilities In a confidential internal assessment carried out for the UK government on critical unmet needs in the health service, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) issued a warning stating the government has virtually no capacity to deal with any CBRN incident stemming from an accident or terrorist activity. The HSE signalled that any such incidents could lead to mass casualties and urged the government to provide funding to allow the health authority to bring in outside expertise to assess its preparedness and requirements, and to outline a national strategy and training requirements.
In the assessment report the HSE said it had: “No standing level of preparedness, education, resources or capability to practically respond to a chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear incident”.
Aum Shinrikyo trials come to an end More than two decades after the sarin attacks in Tokyo’s subways that killed 13, the stage has shifted to the execution of Shoko Asahara, the guru of Aum Shinrikyo, and 12 other people convicted of the crime. When any will be sent to the gallows remains a mystery as Japan generally announces executions after they have happened. The supreme court rejected an appeal in the final case last week, so the condemned are no longer needed as potential trial witnesses.
Firefighters sickened by chemicals The Cranston Fire Department is monitoring the health of 20 firefighters and first responders experiencing exposure symptoms after battling a chemical fire at ProSys Finishing
CBRNe Convergence, Orlando, USA, 6-8 November 2018
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