#Disinformation #HybridWarfare #Russia #UkraineRussiaWar️️️️ If you want a detailed overview of Russia’s Eliminationist Rhetoric Against Ukraine, check out this (updated) collection. www.justsecurity.org/81789/russia...

#BiologicalWeapons #Preparedness #Biotechnology #USA Lawmakers call for more defense biotech research as China pursues breakthroughs www.defenseone.com/technology/2... [...] There are concerns in Congress about the administration’s cuts to science funding, including $4 billion ...

#BiologicalWeapons #Preparedness #USA Congressional commission to deliver national biotechnology research recommendations www.nextgov.com/emerging-tec... [...] The congressional working group on the national security ramifications of biotechnology is angling to publish and deliver new policy ...

#ChemicalWeapons #Sudan #OPCW #USA Sudan continues engagement with Washington over chemical weapons claims sudantribune.com/article/305827 [...] In a statement to the Executive Council of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Sudan’s delegation said its ...

#ChemicalWeapons #Allegation #Sudan Videos show the Sudanese army's use of chlorine gas as a weapon www.france24.com/en/africa/20... On May 22, 2025, the US accused the Sudanese army of using chemical weapons in its war against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia. The US presented ...

#BiologicalWeapons #Poisoning #Terrorism #Syria Syrian militia aligns with #Iran, claims first attack on US base in Syria nationalsecuritynews.com/2025/10/syri... [...] Militia’s evolution Formed in December 2024, immediately after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, the SPR emerged to ...

#BiologicalWeapons #Pakistan #Biotechnology #Biosecurity Masood Khan says bio-security readiness key to Pakistan’s strategic, scientific future www.app.com.pk/kashmir/maso... [...] Drawing on his experience presiding over the 2006 Biological Weapons Convention Review Conference, he reflected ...

#BiologicalWeapons #EuropeanUnion #Statement #UNGA #FirstCommittee EU Statement – UN General Assembly 1st Committee: General Statement www.eeas.europa.eu/delegations/... [...] The EU will continue to promote and further strengthen multilateral instruments against chemical ...

#ChemicalWeapons #Netherlands #OPCW #OCW Century-old grenades found hidden in French onion delivery in the Netherlands www.cbsnews.com/news/grenade... [...] The grenades, dating from 1925, were found in a consignment of onions heading from France to a factory in the northern Dutch province of ...

#BiologicalWeapons #CounterProliferation #USA Edward You Retires from FBI and Launches EHY Consulting www.hstoday.us/industry/peo... [...] His operational and policy footprint in biosecurity is extensive. Highlights he cited include organizing the FBI’s first Synthetic Biology ...

#ChemicalWeapons #Protection #GasMask Your Beard Won’t Stop Sarin Gas: Survival Belongs to the Soldier Who Shaves sofrep.com/news/your-be... [...] Military culture has long celebrated the beard. From General Ulysses S. Grant, whose stoic leadership helped preserve the Union, to Chesty Puller, ...

#BiologicalWeapons #SyntheticBiology #ArtificialIntelligence #BioriskManagement #Governance Closing the Biosecurity Gap in Synthetic Biology globalbiodefense.com/2025/10/07/c... [...] Current industry-standard biosecurity measures rely heavily on homology-based algorithms—software that detects ...

#ChemicalWeapons #RiotControl #USA #Trump Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago www.timeswv.com/news/nationa... Storming an apartment complex by helicopter as families slept. Deploying chemical agents near a public school. Handcuffing...

#ChemicalWeapons #Russia #UkraineRussiaWar The world cannot allow chemical weapons to return thenewregion.com/posts/3259 Ukrainian Ambassador to Iraq Ivan Dovhanych urges international support to prevent Russia from joining the Executive Council of the Organization ...

#BiologicalWeapons #Biodefence #ArtificialIntelligence #USA MIT Lincoln Laboratory unveils most powerful AI supercomputer at a U.S. university www.edtechinnovationhub.com/news/mit-lin... MIT Lincoln Laboratory has brought online TX-GAIN, an AI supercomputer housed at its Supercomputing Center ...

#BiologicalWeapons #Threat #Terrorism #Agriculture #USA U.S. Agricultural Defenses Fall Short Against Rising Agroterrorism Threats, Expert Warns Congress www.hstoday.us/featured/u-s... [...] Dr. Asha M. George, Executive Director of the Bipartisan Commission on Biodefense, warned the House ...

#BiologicalWeapons #SyntheticBiology #ArtificialIntelligence #BioriskManagement #Governance When AI Meets Biology: Promise, Risk, and Responsibility www.microsoft.com/en-us/resear... [...] I’m excited about the potential for AI-assisted protein design to drive breakthroughs ...

#BiologicalWeapons #1972BWC #Verification #ArtificialIntelligence How AI can—and cannot—improve verification of the Biological Weapons Convention thebulletin.org/2025/10/how-... [...] Beyond this, there is a broader political challenge of generating buy-in for such a system. Countries in the ...

#ChemicalWeapons #Poison #Disinformation #Russia #UkraineRussiaWar Fake about “Ukrainian drones spreading rat poison” cpd.gov.ua/en/internati... [...] The so-called “military expert” andrey marochko claimed that Ukrainian troops supposedly used toxic substances against civilians in Pokrovsk. ...

#BiologicalWeapons #1972BWC #Verification #USA #Russia Could bioweapons be center of gravity for US-Russia talks? responsiblestatecraft.org/us-russia-bi... [...] Trump’s own transactional approach to foreign relations may be another self-made hurdle. He may have undermined his own opening in ...

#ChemicalWeapons #Armament #DPRK #TechnologyTransfers #ExportControls North Korea’s Chemical Imports: Technical Assessment 2 www.rusi.org/explore-our-... [#OpenSource - PDF available] [...] This report assesses shipment-level trade data for imports of chemicals and equipment into North Korea ...

#ChemicalWeapons #Incapacitants #Narcotics #Fentanyl This chemical weapon and elephant tranquilizer is showing up in PNW counterfeit opioid pills oregonlive.com/crime/2025/0... Federal agents and local police seized thousands of counterfeit opioid pills at a gas station in Centralia, ...

#ChemicalWeapons #USA #RiotControl #Trump Using helicopters and chemical agents, immigration agents become increasingly aggressive in Chicago apnews.com/article/chic... [...] Activists, residents and leaders say increasingly combative tactics used by federal immigration agents are sparking ...

#BiologicalWeapons #WW2 #Japan #China #Unit731 China slams toys featuring Japan’s Unit 731 known for WWII atrocities www.scmp.com/news/china/p... A social media account run by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has strongly criticised the production and sale of toys depicting Japan’s ...

#ChemicalWeapons #Preparedness #Training #OPCW #Bangladesh Five-day training on chemical incident preparedness begins in Dhaka www.daily-sun.com/post/830979 A five-day international training programme titled “Chemical Incident Preparedness for Hospitals (HOSPREP)” commenced ,,,

#ChemicalWeapons #UkraineRussiaWar #ExportControl #Proliferation #Sanctions #Spain OCCRP: Barcelona wine export business became pipeline for sanctioned chemicals to Russian military intelligence euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/04/h... [...] A Spanish wine export company run by a Russian-born ...

#IncendiaryWeapons #WhitePhosphorus #InternationalLaw @hrw.org Incendiary Weapons: Need For Stronger Law and a New Forum www.hrw.org/news/2025/10... [PDF factsheet available] [...] Over the past 15 years, Human Rights Watch has documented the use of a variety of incendiary weapons, including ...

#Biosafety #Ethics #Drugs #Research #BigPharma #HumanTesting How Private Equity Oversees the Ethics of Drug Research www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/h... [...] What happened during those reviews remains confidential, hidden behind the ethics panel’s closed doors. But the financial ties between the ...

#Biotechnology #Informatics #Convergence #Ethics #Governance When Biotechnology Meets Computing: Unlocking the Next Wave of Innovation www.telecomreviewafrica.com/articles/fea... [...] Balancing progress and oversight will determine whether this revolution benefits humanity as a whole or ...

#SyntheticBiology #MirrorLife #BioriskManagement #Governance #Science Prevention Beats Nonproliferation: Addressing the Risks of Mirror Life carnegieendowment.org/posts/2025/1... [...] According to recent analyses, mirror bacteria could present two main dangers. First, they could evade the ...

#BiologicalWeapons #Anthrax #Terrorism #USA Decades after anthrax attacks, some still wonder if real killer is at large www.livenowfox.com/news/anthrax... [...] According to NPR, Ivins worked on anthrax vaccines at the government's Fort Detrick lab in Frederick, Maryland. He was involved in ...

#BiologicalWeapons #SyntheticBiology #ArtificialIntelligence #BioriskManagement #Governance #1972BWC Made to order bioweapon? AI-designed toxins slip through safety checks used by companies selling genes www.science.org/content/arti... [...] In their experiment, the Microsoft researchers ...

#RussiaUkraineWar #InfectiousDisease #Antibiotics #War The pernicious infections infiltrating Ukraine’s front lines knowablemagazine.org/content/arti... [...] Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, now deep into its fourth year, has taken a ghastly toll. Tens of thousands of soldiers and ...

#CBRN #Assassination #Russia #RussiaUkraineWar #Trial Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Message in Telegram Supporting the Assassination of the Chief of CBRN Troops in Russia militarnyi.com/en/news/man-... [...] The Second Western District Military Court found 36-year-old Yevhen Shulga ...

#HybridWarfare #Russia #China #Europe #NATO #RussiaUkraineWar Why Russia’s micro-aggressions against Europe are proliferating www.economist.com/briefing/202... [...] Later drones would appear over an army base in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and the port of Rostock, its capital. Days earlier, ...

#ChemicalWeapons #Poisoning #Assassination #Russia #NerveAgent Telegram Founder Durov Says He Survived 2018 Poisoning Attempt www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/10/01/t... [...] Durov did not say where the alleged poisoning attempt took place, but he is known to have moved in 2017 to Dubai, where he ...

#BiologicalWeapons #SyntheticBiology #ArtificialIntelligence #BioriskManagement #Governance If AI tools can design harmful proteins, can AI tools also stop them? cen.acs.org/policy/chemi... “Two years ago, while preparing for a workshop on AI and biosecurity. Bruce [Wittmann, senior ...

#ChemicalWeapons #Allegation #Sudan #ICC #OPCW Will the International Court of Justice investigate the use of chemical weapons in Sudan? www.myjoyonline.com/will-the-int... Chemical contamination resulting from the use of chemical weapons in Sudan has caused human casualties, material ...

#SyntheticBiology #MirrorLife #BioriskManagement #Governance #Science Paris Conference on Risks from Mirror Life www.parismirrorlife.org [Workshop report and recordings available] [...] This Conference was the first in a series of international meetings bringing together a wide ...

#BiologicalWeapons #ConspiracyTheory #Disinformation #Russia #HybridWarfare Putin scientist claims West will use a virus to kill most humans www.thetimes.com/world/europe... A Russian scientist who is close to President Putin has told a forum of schoolteachers in Moscow that the West is ...

#ChemicalWeapons #Russia #UkraineRussiaWar #OPCW Global response to the Russian Federation's violation of the #ChemicalWeaponsConvention en.vijesti.me/column/77707... [...] Today, Ukraine, together with its international partners, is making every effort to identify and bring to justice ...

#ChemicalWeapons #OPCW #Ukraine #Hungary #EuropeanUnion #RussiaUkraineWar Sybiha about Orban's statement: Does Hungary intend to withdraw from all organizations that Ukraine is member of? en.interfax.com.ua/news/general... [...] "There are many integration formats to which the Hungarians and ...

#ChemicalWeapons #BiologicalWeapons #UK #NormErosion #Threat Eroding norms and emerging threats: the evolving challenge of chemical and biological weapons www.gov.uk/government/p... [...] Yet over the last 15 years, the world has witnessed the most sustained use of these horrific weapons. And ...

#BiologicalWeapons #Biotechnology #ArmedForces #Warfare When Biology Meets the Battlefield: An Interview with Diane DiEuliis warontherocks.com/2025/10/when... [...] This is an inherent challenge with biotechnology: It crosses so many sectors and potential applications, from medical ...

#ChemicalWeapons #Pepperspray #USA #ICE Officer Accused of Firing Chemical Weapon at CBS Reporter in Illinois www.newsbreak.com/century-home... An Illinois police department is investigating a disturbing allegation against a federal immigration officer accused of firing chemical munitions at a ...

#ChemicalWeapons #BiologicalWeapons #UNSC #UNSC1540 1540 TechHorizon Launched: Exploring Future Opportunities disarmament.unoda.org/en/updates/1... [...] The initiative aims to explore how UK-based academic, technical, and policy communities can contribute collaboratively to the implementation ...

#BiologicalWeapons #Toxins #Ricin #Assassination #ColdWar Secret files reveal truth over KGB spies implicated in poisoned umbrella murder of BBC star www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news... (On the Markov ricin murder in 1978) [...] Now UK government files, obtained by the Daily Mirror, reveal ...

#ChemicalWeapons #BiologicalWeapons Dear All, To our great surprise and delight, we note that all the slots for the first virtual event of the re-initiated Pugwash CBW Working Group on 3 October have been filled We are afraid that registration for the event is now closed. There ...

#BiologicalWeapons #Smallpox #Colonialism #Canada #FirstNations Was This a Case of Biological Warfare? medium.com/canadeh/was-... [...] In threatening the Tŝinlhqotʼin, the roadworker echoed what others had done before him: using infectious diseases as biological weapons, as germ warfare. What ...

#BiologicalWeapons #Disarmament #1972BWC #Verification Trump dissed world leaders at the UN while asking for their help on a bioweapons prevention plan thebulletin.org/2025/09/trum... [...] Trump is not out of step with disarmament experts and other governments in seeing BWC verification ...