Originally published by The New York Times Sudan’s military has used chemical weapons on at least two occasions against the paramilitary group it is battling for control of the country, four senior United States officials said on Thursday. The weapons were deployed recently in remote areas of Sudan, and targeted members of the Rapid Support Forces paramilitaries that the army has been fighting since April 2023. But U.S. officials worry the weapons could soon be used in densely populated parts of the capital, Khartoum. The revelations about chemical weapons came as the United States announced sanctions on Thursday against the Sudanese military [...]

Blackline Safety Corp., a global leader in connected safety technology, together with Total Safety, a leading global provider of integrated industrial safety solutions, today announced a new $1.6 million deal that sees Total Safety purchasing more than 100 of Blackline’s next-generation EXO 8 portable area monitors.The EXO 8s will become part of Total Safety’s rental fleet, contracted by some of the world’s largest energy companies for critical monitoring and maintenance activities, including turnarounds. A turnaround is a scheduled event where an entire part of an industrial plant is shut down to perform inspections, maintenance and upgrades. "At Total Safety, our [...]

Emergent BioSolutions Inc. (NYSE: EBS) today announced the exercise of contract option and modification valued at approximately $20 million to supply BioThrax® (Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed) to the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD). The first delivery, which was valued at approximately $7 million began in December 2024, and remaining deliveries are expected in 2025. “We’re pleased to continue our work with the U.S. Department of Defense to supply BioThrax® to protect our nation’s service members who have a high risk of exposure to anthrax,” said Paul Williams, senior vice president, products head at Emergent. “This procurement ensures a continued supply of this important medical countermeasure to the U.S. military and demonstrates our commitment to [...]

Originally published by Security News Wire Takeshi Ebisawa, 60, of Japan, has pleaded guilty to conspiring with a network of associates to traffic nuclear materials, including uranium and weapons-grade plutonium, from Burma to other countries, as well as to international narcotics trafficking and weapons charges. According to the court documents and evidence presented at court, since at least in or about 2019, the DEA investigated Ebisawa in connection with large-scale narcotics and weapons trafficking. During the investigation, Ebisawa unwittingly introduced an undercover DEA agent (UC-1), posing as a narcotics and weapons trafficker, to Ebisawa’s international network of criminal associates, which spanned Japan, Thailand, Burma, [...]

Originally published by Interpol  An operation in South America has resulted in the seizure of more than 28,000kg of explosive materials, 3,400 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and thousands of other components used in their manufacture. Operation Claymore (11 August – 11 October 2024) brought together law enforcement from nine countries to target the theft, smuggling and trafficking of explosives and related materials. This international collaboration, coordinated by INTERPOL, also led to the seizure of 93,000 metres of detonating cord and safety fuse, 205 grenades, 73,000 detonators and thousands of kilos of chemical precursors. As a result of the operation, 45 [...]

Bertin Technologies, a European industrial group specializing in instrumentation for critical and scientific applications, announces the acquisition of Czech company VF Nuclear,manufacturer of radiation protection and monitoring systems. Thanks to this strategic acquisition, the Group becomes a worldwide leader in nuclear measurement. Founded in 1992 and based in Cerna Hora near Brno, VF Nuclear is a company at the cutting edge of technology and services in the field of radiation protection and radiologicalmeasurement. The company designs, develops, produces, installs and maintains high-performance, highly reliable radiation monitoring systems, capable of withstandingharsh operating conditions. VF Nuclear is one of the few manufacturers [...]

After 40 years, authorities in India have finally removed hundreds of tonnes of toxic waste from a chemical factory at the heart of the Bhopal tragedy.  Thousands of people died in the central city of Bhopal in December 1984 after breathing a poisonous gas leaked from the factory. On 1 January 2025, around 337 tonnes of toxic waste was taken from the Union Carbide plant to an incinerator facility around 230km away. This was finally done due to a court last month setting a four-week deadline for it to be disposed of. The waste cleared included five types of hazardous [...]