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🔬 Ensuring the safety of our military personnel is paramount, especially when it comes to chemical threat response. This insightful article from Soldier Modernisation highlights the innovative solutions that FAST-ACT provides for rapid and effective decontamination in the field. At FAST-ACT, we are dedicated to supporting our armed forces with cutting-edge products designed to neutralize hazardous chemicals quickly and efficiently. Our solutions are crucial for maintaining operational readiness and safeguarding the health of soldiers facing chemical threats. We are proud to contribute to the safety and effectiveness of military operations through our advanced decontamination technologies. Read the full article: https://lnkd.in/g3iBpbkp and learn more about how FAST-ACT is making a difference. #MilitarySafety #ChemicalDecontamination #FASTACT #OperationalReadiness #DefenseInnovation #SoldierSafety

Is Dry Decontamination really dry??? Well, it depends. Dry decontamination can be the literal definition of dry – there is no liquids. This version of dry decon would include dry powders or dry gaseous decontamination. Alternatively, Dry Decontamination means no additional water is added to the decontaminant. This dry decontamination would include ready to use chemical solutions and pretreated or wetted substrates like wipes, sponges, mitts, etc. The newest technology from M2DCON was demonstrated at the Chemical Biological Operational Assessment at Camp Lejeune earlier this year – MāZR Decon powder with our enhanced DCON Mitt. (more information coming soon - but you can always email us!) The most important part of decontamination is your toolbox. There is no silver bullet - it is a good toolbox of products and the training to succeed against the conventional and emerging threats. Stronger together - M2DCON in Brook Park, OH and M2DCON UK in Salisbury, UK along with our network of strategic partners are here to support, innovate and help protect. Let us know how we can help – sales@m2dcon.com and sales.UK@m2dcon.com USSOCOM Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defense-JPEO-CBRND Defense Threat Reduction Agency US Army US Navy United States Marine Corps United States Air Force Darren Miller MSyl David Crouch Peter Lashbrook Michael C. Michael Impastato #CBRN #decontamination #defense #technology #hazardousresponse #publicsafety

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A nuclear attack has never happened here, but it will. Maybe not in your city or town and maybe not today, but somewhere and someday. When it does happen we will have our moment of truth. It will come with two key pieces of insight: the first is that the catastrophe is bad, far worse than we ever imagined. The second is that we are completely overwhelmed with no ability to control events. It is in this moment that we will be filled with regret, mostly for the things that we didn’t do. Often these are pretty mundane things, like mobilizing the nation to prepare for a catastrophic disaster. Although it may sound boring, if done ahead of time, boring things like that can increase your options. They can even save your country. So the question remains “What should we do now?” And there aren’t two answers to that question, there can be only one. We must get ready.

Yup. There are a lot of know-nothings in government—#fema is no exception. Facts: Many Americans would survive even a “heavy” nuclear exchange. This includes virtually all living > 13 miles from each ground zero (and some, well-sheltered people living 5-13 miles out. This obviously includes virtually the entire rural and far-suburban US population as well as most living in cities of fewer than 100,000 — except, of course, those living near military targets, key rural defense industry plants, or major infrastructure/transport hubs like North Platte, NE which is a target because it’s the principal rail marshaling yard in the US. Yes, most urban and near-downtown loft-dwellers will die. So will those living or working near military bases and defense plants, arsenals, and key infrastructure. War is hell, and a nuclear war would be super-hell. No way around it. Hard facts. But quite a few Americans would survive the initial attacks. Those who are able to appropriately shelter (especially > 7 miles from GZ) and STAY in shelter for 7 days (4 absolute minimum, 10-14 is better still) will avoid the immediate, highly radioactive but short-half life isotopes that will be in the atmosphere following attacks. The worst post-attack challenges would be posed, of course, by the nonfunctional public utilities, food distribution network, and the near-total destruction of urban & some suburban hospitals, first responders/fire/police. Add to that: those who failed to prepare by having at least a month or two of food, water, medicines, and personal hygiene stuff are likely to constitute roaming bands of very hungry (and probably violent) people. nb: I have a 12 month supply of food, water & storage capacity, meds and hygiene — as well as firearms for security and hunting as well as garden and construction tools, etc. But remember: Rainwater will be harmfully radioactive for 2-3 weeks, and your local Bambi and Thumper will be radioactive too. So it’s best to store a lot of food. Food you grow for at least the first few years will be, to some degree, radioactive. Cesium-137 & Strontium-90 are not good for children and other living things. A nuclear war would, initially, set civilization back 100-150 years. Millions would die (some horribly from extensive 3rd degree burns or from multiple crushed bones/organs). Every survivor’s life expectancy would be reduced because of increased cancer rates (a consequence of radioactive fallout in air, soil, water). Half or more of our citizens would be dead or dying. It is horror defined, and it is to be avoided AT ALL COSTS. Even in the best circumstances, rebuilding anything resembling modern life would take at least a decade—and likely 20-40 years. But, fact is, quite a few Americans would survive. #nuclearwar #nukes #nuclearweapons #horrorstory #dontgothere #civildefense #beprepared #basicpreparedness #nationaldefense #nationalsecurity

Best invest in Building Fusion power, space, and maritime propulsion systems and industry, You talk about Nuclear (meaning Fission) and fail to discuss fusion. https://lnkd.in/ge_aeX7M The nuclear fission industry is, ignorant of what's happening around you. Pull your uranium heads out, start adjusting your industry to fusion energy and start preparing to enter the commercially growing fusion energy industry. As it dawns on Earth like the sun. Great Headline Guardian on Nuclear fission. https://lnkd.in/g8sMZtpR Fission is moving towards obsolescence at an accelerated pace, as it is "out of step, out of time, out of place," and merely a temporary industry globally. https://lnkd.in/gbd_mZqk Commercial fusion electrical generation is a promising innovative sustainable and clean energy method. By 2028, Helion is expected to start producing electricity from its first fusion commercial power plant, which will provide electricity to Microsoft. The plant will produce at least 50 MWe after an initial ramp-up period. https://lnkd.in/gY9J3MQY Now see what is happening in the Fusion industry in the world. https://lnkd.in/g9hMBD7a As fission trebles, fuel shortage is increasingly real, https://lnkd.in/gze5rwpr

Here is my latest thought piece for NIDS's Global Security Review, about the importance of, and the challenges to, good U.S. civil defense for today's and tomorrow's troubled geostrategic times. https://lnkd.in/eBv9EBFD

Why Modernizing Civil Defense is Critical for National Security In today’s rapidly evolving threat landscape, civil defense is more important than ever. The article “Modernizing Civil Defense is Wise” from Global Security Review highlights the pressing need for nations to rethink and upgrade their civil defense strategies. As we face rising geopolitical tensions and the potential for unconventional warfare, modernizing civil defense ensures that civilian populations are prepared, protected, and resilient against threats ranging from cyberattacks to nuclear incidents. Building a robust civil defense infrastructure is not just wise—it’s essential for deterrence, public safety, and national preparedness. RealClearDefense Richard Mies War on the Rocks Joe Buff Stars and Stripes Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Air Force Global Strike Command #civildefense #globalsecurity https://lnkd.in/eTMZYUdg

This former "FEMA Administrator" was unfit for the position. I spent some time in the nuclear deterrence arena at US Strategic Command and have been studying it on my own ever since, including the cultural and psycholoigical components of leaders' decision making. Initial nuclear exchanges would most likely not be a massive wave of weapons. Instead, smaller exchanges would most likely occur, providing opportunities to deescalate and cease nuclear weapons use. While Putin and Xi place little value on human life, they are not suicidal. North Korea's weapons, for now, are too few to create catastrophic damage to the United States. Furthermore, Russian weapons have been reducing in power (yield) over the last decades due to their increasing accuracy. Chinese weapons are also reducing in yield as their accuracy also improves. The result: the most likely outcome of a nuclear exchange will result in the vast majority of Americans surviving, at least initially. Without robust civil defense plans, a signficiant portion of the population would be at risk of not surviving the year after the end of the nuclear phase of a conflict. While there will be post-conflict deaths, many deaths are preventable with sound civil defense preparations.

... To Win the Fight Requires Fuel “…The Department of Defense is projected to need on the order of one hundred tankers of various sizes in the event of a serious conflict in the Pacific.1 The DoD currently has access it can count on – assured access – to less than ten. Not only does the U.S. lack the tonnage required to support a major conflict in the Pacific, it has no identifiable roadmap to obtain it. Without enough fuel, the most advanced capabilities and ships – even nuclear-powered aircraft carriers – will hardly be available for use. This is a crisis in capability that requires urgent and effective action. There is little time to get a solution in place if speculation that conflict with China could happen this decade proves true. Thankfully, this is a problem that can have a timely and affordable solution. However, the U.S. needs to move past conventional thinking and long-established policies that brought us to this current state….”