#GPWMD remains resolute in its commitment to support Ukraine to address WMD threats resulting from Russia’s war. This week Canada & the UK delivered additional protective equipment (gas masks & filters) to the Ukraine MoD. Stronger together.

2025 has been a busy year for the @gpwmd.bsky.social Initiative to Counter WMD #Disinfo. Here is a quick round up of some of our highlights. We look forward to continuing this work in the new year!

We are happy to share one of our latest tools developed from the @gpwmd.bsky.social Initiative to Counter WMD #Disinfo - Countering Disinformation Roadmaps for Biological Weapons Convention and Chemical Weapons Convention (1/5)

The 7th Working Group for Strengthening the BWC has finished. @globalaffairs.canada.ca & @gpwmd.bsky.social Initiative to Counter WMD #Disinfo hosted a side event diving into some approaches that build resilience against #CBRNdisinfo (1/6)

The @gpwmd.bsky.social Initiative to Counter Disinfo is excited to share findings from key informant interviews we conducted with experts engaged in CBRN nonproliferation and disarmament work. (1/3)

📆 Tune in virtually on Dec. 16 for the @BioPREVAIL Built Environment Design Challenge Showcase – where global teams present innovative designs that strengthen biosecurity, resilience, and sustainability in lab design. #BPShowcase25 Register for the event now: bit.ly/BPShowcase25

With #1972BWC Working Group mtgs next week, our @gpwmd.bsky.social Initiative to Counter WMD #disinfo has developed a BW primer that highlights common disinfo tactics and narratives to watch for. Read more here: gpwmdcounterdisinfo.com/wp-content/u...

It was great to be at #CSP30, engaging with State representatives and NGOs on the latest challenges of #CW disinformation. Highlights of our work included: Kicking off the week with a @gpwmd.bsky.social Initiative to Counter WMD Disinfo and @globalaffairs.canada.ca side event on building..

📍 This week 50 African states met in Kenya to exchange on BWC Implementation at the African Conference on the Biological Weapons Convention. Supported by the #BWCISU and #SIMBA_BIO they identified challenges, needs and priorities in African subregions.

Just Released: watch this video breaking down common #CBRN #WMD #disinformation tactics, based on a @centerforhealthsecurity.org news media analysis of 300+ articles📽️Recognizing these patterns can help us prepare for and #counter #disinfo before it spreads. Watch here➡️ youtu.be/Giwy00G46B0?...

It's the last day of the @gpwmd.bsky.social Working Group Meetings. There have been some great discussions with delegates and implementing partners on strengthening cooperative threat reduction activities and we are glad to see countering #CBRN #disinfo remains a top priority.

That’s a wrap on the final #GPWG of 2025!

It’s been a productive week of discussions across the #GPWG and its sub-working groups – reviewing ongoing activities, aligning priorities and identifying pathways for continued progress.

Throughout the week, #GPWG participants are engaging in expo-style matchmaking – showcasing proposals and exploring new collaborations on chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear security.

💬 'Surely, there is a way to use artificial intelligence...to enhance our ability to prevent, detect, deter and respond to threats.' Trevor Smith discusses how emerging technology can support work addressing threats from #WMD. 🤝 @globalaffairs.canada.ca I @gpwmd.bsky.social

Ahead of CSP, the @gpwmd.bsky.social Initiative to Counter #disinfo has developed a CW-primer that identified common disinformation tactics and narratives spread about CW and ways to counter them. Click here to learn more: gpwmdcounterdisinfo.com/wp-content/u...

📍 This week, #GPWMD members and partners are in Vancouver for the second and final Working Group meeting under Canada’s G7 presidency. #GPWG

As 2025 #G7 President and Chair of the Global Partnership Against WMD, next week Canada will host the final #GPWMD working group meeting of the year.

(1/7) Last week the @gpwmd.bsky.social Initiative to Counter Disinformation delivered a statement on #CBRN #Disinformation in Disarmament at the Eightieth Session of the #UNGA80 #FirstCommittee.

(1/6) This week on the margins of #UNGA80 #FirstCommittee, the @gpwmd.bsky.social Initiative launched our newest evidence-based tool to support countering activities — the #CBRN #Disinfo Tracker.

📢 The #GPWMD quarterly newsletter is out now! Catch up on the latest #CBRN initiatives & achievements from GP members & partners - & get a glimpse of what’s ahead. Read it here 👇 bit.ly/3KLHUlB

#GPWMD is committed to supporting Ukraine to address WMD threats resulting from Russia’s war. This is why Canada and the UK have provided additional protective equipment (gas masks and filters) to the MoD, with more to follow. We are stronger together.

This week in Vientiane, #GPWMD partners 🇨🇦, 🇯🇵, 🇰🇷, 🇪🇺, and 🇬🇧 met with #ASEAN countries and external stakeholders to further strengthen health security collaboration to mitigate biothreats in ASEAN.

(1/3) New publication alert! Our @gpwmd.bsky.social Initiative to #Counter #Disinformation has released its latest product, which highlights a long term research project that sought to better understand the potential impact of #BW disinformation on state-level decision making.

💬 "Nefarious actors can harness this technology for malevolent reason." @isaacbogoch.bsky.social describes both the potential benefits and harms that new technology such as AI may have in the field of countering WMD. 🤝 @canadafp.bsky.social I @gpwmd.bsky.social #WMDs

Chemical weapons destruction is a top #GPWMD priority and #CWD25 is a must-attend event. It is a key platform for collaboration, innovation, and progress on chemical weapons demilitarisation. Don’t miss out - register today. See you in London! www.gov.uk/government/n...

📍 Today, on the margins of the Sixth Session of the Working Group on Strengthening the Biological Weapons Convention #1972BWC, a #SIMBA_BIO side event highlighted recent collaboration with the #BWCISU & African-GP partners.

(3/4) The @gpwmd.bsky.social Initiative to #Counter #Disinfo has developed a ‘BW disinformation primer’ as a tool for stakeholders to identify and understand the tactics, narratives and motivations that underpin malicious biological weapons disinformation.

As evidenced by this important @rusi.bsky.social analysis, #GPWMD and its partners remain at the forefront of global efforts to identify, assess, and address WMD threats.

(1/5) Last month the @gpwmd.bsky.social initiative to Counter CBRN Disinformation attended the National Defense University for the 2025 WMD Symposium, Deter, Counter, and Defeat: WMD Challenges for the Joint Warfighter.

🚨New report, 'Raw Materials for Potential Chemical Warfare Agents: Technical Assessment 1' by the Project Anthracite Team is out now!

⚡️ Rapid technological advancements are re-shaping the landscape around non-proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). 🖊️ Read our report exploring opportunities to effectively mitigate evolving threats. 🤝 @canadafp.bsky.social I @gpwmd.bsky.social 🔗 wiltonpark.org.uk/reports/the-...

🚨 📣 The July edition of the #GPWMD quarterly newsletter is now live! Dive into the latest #CBRN initiatives, milestones, & collaborations from our 31 global members & partners. Read it here ⬇️ bit.ly/44ZNoRb

💬 'Failure is simply not an option.' Trevor Smith on how we can protect ourselves from malign actors using new technology to develop weapons of mass destruction. 🤝 @canadafp.bsky.social I @gpwmd.bsky.social #WMD #artificialintelligence #technology

Interested in learning more about the CBRN disinformation circulating online? Our 18th #CBRN #disinformation narrative monitoring snapshot is out! This report identifies several false narratives spread between May 27th and June 2nd 2025. Read more here: gpwmdcounterdisinfo.com/policy-brief...

💬 ‘There’s a concern that people, in their bathtubs, will be developing chemical weapons. I don’t see that happening.’ Brian Shoichet of @uofcalifornia.bsky.social discusses the impact that new technology may have on work countering #WMD. 🤝 @canadafp.bsky.social I @gpwmd.bsky.social

Today marks 23 years since the launch of the Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons & Materials of Mass Destruction #GPWMD at the 2002 G8 Summit in Kananaskis, Canada. The #G7's return to Kananaskis this year is a chance to reflect on how far we've come. #GP23

(3/3) We also explored local #CBRN-related #disinformation narratives and experiences on the African continent - an increasingly important focus for the @gp-wmdctrdisinfo.bsky.social initiative and for @gpwmd.bsky.social

Under Canada’s 2025 G7 Presidency, #GPWMD is developing a strategy and action plan to counter and leverage (for good!) WMD relevant technologies. ✉️ Want to learn more or how to contribute? Contact us at [email protected]

(1/3) The @gpwmd.bsky.social counter CBRN disinfo team has released its latest #disinformation tactic as part of the series of spotlight reports highlighting the common tactics used to spread #CBRN disinformation.

💬 'There's infinite possibilities of how this technology can be used.' @isaacbogoch.bsky.social discusses how new technologies like #AI can be harnessed to help protect against weapons of mass destruction.👇 🤝 Global Affairs Canada I @gpwmd.bsky.social

To tackle threats & opportunities posed by WMD relevant Technologies, the Canadian #GPWMD Presidency convened a distinguished group of experts & partners @wiltonpark.bsky.social to develop a new strategy & action plan. Great progress, more to follow!

📍 This week in Addis Ababa, two #SIMBA_BIO meetings marked a major milestone: ✅ The conclusion of Phase 1 of the #AfricaCDC Biosafety & Biosecurity Strategy (BSBS) ✅ The launch of Phase 2 of the Health Security Partnership to Strengthen Disease Surveillance in Africa (HSPA)

A big shout out to @gpwmd.bsky.social and @canadafp.bsky.social for their on-going support of our #CBRN #disinformation work and to Embassy of Canada to Ukraine for their on-going warm welcome to Kyiv.

This week in Lisbon, partners are meeting to discuss how the #GPWMD supported #SIMBA_BIO, can be implemented in African Lusophone Countries to strengthen biosafety and biosecurity.

🌍 The Signature Initiative to Mitigate Biological Threats in Africa – #SIMBA_BIO – is a #GPWMD initiative supporting Africa’s efforts to prevent and respond to biological threats.

Reminder! Happening today - our official #NPTPrepCom side event! Come discuss how #disinformation undermines nuclear non-proliferation, disarmament and peaceful use.

The @gpwmd.bsky.social initiative to #counter #disinformation have released a new tool identifying disinformation narratives likely to emerge during the 2025 #NPTPrepCom.

(4/4) The @gpwmd.bsky.social initiative to #counter #disinformation has expanded their research efforts to focus on Africa to counter this throughout 2025. Visit our website to learn more: gpwmdcounterdisinfo.com

Our 13th #CBRN #disinformation narrative monitoring snapshot is out! This report identifies several false narratives spread between 18-31 March 2025. Read more here: gpwmdcounterdisinfo.com/policy-brief...