CBRNE Defense

Minimizing the impacts and effects of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) events through detection, recognition, and technological initiatives.

Recent Inquiries

What events, conferences, working groups, demonstrations, and exercises open to FiveEye (FVEY) participation are occurring in 2025 and of interest to the improvised threat community?

What events, conferences, working groups, demonstrations, and exercises open to FiveEye (FVEY) participation are occurring in 2025 and of interest to the improvised threat community?

Has anyone done a safety analysis of the commercially available product Dahlgren Decon?

Has anyone done a safety analysis of the commercially available product Dahlgren Decon?

Memory Effect Mitigation of an Incinerator’s Pollution Abatement System

How can the "memory effect" of an incinerator's pollution abatement system be removed after it becomes contaminated with dioxins and furans?

Articles

Hines stands beside the Arktis, a drone-based radiation detection system. Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

Jairus Hines: Detecting Radiation With Drones

Jairus Hines has accomplished what many spend their weekends dreaming of:  turning a hobby into a career. Hines is an electronics and unmanned systems technician with the Autonomous Systems group at the Department of Energy’s…

soldier in cbrn ppe

Far Forward Biological Sequencing Generates Chem Bio Defense Advantages by Innovating at the Speed of Relevance

In the past, fielding technologies to warfighters has followed a structured lather, rinse, repeat routine. The demand signal for a capability comes from the services, requirements to fulfill that capability are documented, equipment is developed,…

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Stryking a Path Forward With Sensor Suite Upgrades: Modernizing the Stryker NBCRV

While modernization in capability development can be a gradual and time-consuming process, it is essential to keep pace with up-to-the-minute technology and evolving threats. Stagnancy is too great a risk to Warfighters’ lives. This is…

Webinars

The Clear and Present Threat of Chem-Bio and Data and Cyberscientific and Technological Tools and Techniques

Given the current global shift toward symmetrical warfare, major powers – and non-state proxies – are developing radical leveling and emerging technology for use as “deterrence leveraging” in both non-kinetic and kinetic engagements. Although regnant…

Novel Nuclear Forensics for the 21st Century

This work will demonstrate how ubiquitous radiological characterization can take place throughout all nuclear facilities for all nuclear material (even those facilities the United States does not know exist). The presentation will detail how this…

Radiation Biodosimetry: Where We Are and Where We Need to Go

In the case of radiological/nuclear (R/N) mass casualty incidents, several thousands of humans may be exposed to ionizing radiation. Timely assessment of radiation dose is critical for making an appropriate “lifesaving” clinical decision for those…

Events

A U.S. Army reserve soldier participates in a CBRN exercise.

Joint Civil & DoD CBRN Symposium

The 13th Annual Joint Civil & U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Symposium will explore efforts and strategies to address and mitigate current and emerging CBRN threats and challenges. The…

Five servicemembers preparing an injured servicemember for transport in a helicopter in a military exercise.

Military Health System Conference

The Military Health System (MHS) Conference is a four-day annual conference sponsored by the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs. Conference attendees are comprised of government, military, and industry healthcare professionals….

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The 17th Annual Nuclear Deterrence Summit

The Nuclear Deterrence Summit is an event that goes beyond bringing together leaders, experts, and industry executives in the field of nuclear deterrence. It is an opportunity for professionals in the nuclear deterrence and nonproliferation…