A large simulation of a nerve agent attack last week tested a suite of advanced tools for diagnosing, treating and containing chemical and biological incidents
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SEVERAL people have collapsed at an airport terminal, showing signs of nerve agent poisoning. Responders in hazmat suits arrive and must urgently determine what chemical people have been exposed to and prevent further casualties.
Thankfully, this wasn’t a real attack, but a test of a suite of new tools for responding to chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear events (CBRN) near Athens in Greece last week. Following the Novichok attack in Salisbury, UK, this year, experts gathered at the Hellenic Air Force Academy in Tatoi …