... chemical is believed to be mustard sulphur, a substance typically used by defence forces. "The situation is under control, but we are taking no chances…..Our teams are working tirelessly to contain the leak and ensure the safety of the public," said a senior official from the NDRF.
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... incident occurred when a chemical cylinder leaked, leading to an immediate response from the local police, fire department and other emergency services, including teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF).
According to sources, the leaked...

... region. Notably, from the health security index perspective, 91.6% of countries with at least one BSL-3 laboratory lack guidelines for dual-use research of concern.
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... High-income countries house 82% of these laboratories. There are 110 BSL-4 laboratories in 34 middle- and high-income countries, and 46% are in the WHO’s Europe ...

... laboratories in 149 countries, with nearly half (47.1%) in the United States. Details on geolocations and pathogens they handled are publicly available for 955 of these labs. The United Kingdom had the highest rate (N = 9) of BSL-3 labs per million population, while Bangladesh had the lowest....

... None was successful.
Today the anti-vaccination folk are back, and, ironically, they might succeed in bringing back these killer diseases. We have seen the resurgence of measles. Can polio and smallpox be far behind? Fear rules frequently, but not always wisely.

... vaccination by law.
The medical community heralded the decision, saying mandatory vaccination eradicated a deadly and debilitating disease. However, cases continued to be brought against school districts and municipalities who expelled the children whose parents refused to vaccinate them. ...

... debate about the smallpox vaccine. Objections resurfaced. Lenox argued that closing the schools and isolating sick children, not vaccination, was the answer. The battle raged on in many parts of the country until 1902 when the Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of mandating ...

... or search-and-rescue operations, Western experts have voiced serious skepticism.
James Giordano, a member of the U.S. Department of Defense’s science advisory board, warned that such bio-drones could be misused to infiltrate enemy territory and disperse pathogens or biochemical agents.
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... bird can be used as a carrier,” he said. “For heavier payloads we are considering crows, for coastal surveillance seagulls, and for long-range maritime monitoring albatrosses.”
While the company insists the technology is intended for civilian purposes such as industrial facility inspections ...

... miles (about 480 kilometers) per day and access narrow or concealed spaces that are difficult for traditional drones to penetrate.
Alexander Panov, Neiry’s chief executive officer, said the technology is not limited to pigeons. “At the moment we are using pigeons, but technically any ...

... future-year spending towards Biden’s pandemic preparedness—deeming COVID-19-era programs a greater priority than defending the lives of Americans from biological or chemical weapons.
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... life-saving countermeasures needed to deter and respond to threats. Some of these planned cuts were set to occur in the same fiscal year as the World Cup and America 250. In other instances, the administration planned to redirect the Strategic National Stockpile’s biodefense ...

... advisor in his first term, I was keenly aware of these risks and coordinated an approach to combat them.
Unfortunately, even in the face of these threats, the Biden administration publicly disclosed plans to reduce significantly, and in some cases eliminate, investments in stockpiling ...

... and killed five Americans and sickened 17, in what the FBI described as the worst biological attack in American history.
In December, a new report emerged that Iran is attempting to develop ballistic missiles that carry biological and chemical payloads. As President Trump’s national security...

... contingencies adequately.
This risk of a biological attack is not just theoretical. In 2026, we will mark the 25th anniversary of the anthrax attacks on the US Capitol, which happened shortly after the 9/11 terror attacks. Anthrax was placed in letters that were mailed ...

... in Los Angeles. Through these gatherings, President Donald Trump will showcase our nation’s strength, unity, and enduring promise to the world. These events are also high-risk targets for biological attack, a risk exacerbated by the failure of the Biden administration to prepare for such ...

... southern villages. The chemical was reportedly glyphosate, which is used to destroy vegetation.
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... advocacy organization, today called on all members of Congress to condemn Israel’s reported use of chemical weapons to attack Lebanon.
Lebanese officials say Israeli aircraft sprayed an agricultural herbicide over ...