Brett Edwards
@poisonsandpest.bsky.social
#biologicalwarfare #chemicalwarfare #cbrne
Pandora Report 9.25.2025 This issue features sweeping changes in U.S. vaccine policy, major shakeups across the intelligence community and pharmaceutical supply chains, and new developments at the intersection of AI, biosecurity, and biotechnology. pandorareport.org
The Pandora Report
Where Science Meets Security
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The latest episode is out, the first in a series dealing with poison arrows and the Americas in the 15th century. On all major players www.podbean.com/ew/pb-aej3a-...
#ChemicalWeapons #BiologicalWeapons #GenevaProtocol The 1925 Geneva Protocol: The League of Nations’ Only Arms Control Agreement Historical Notes #6 (July 2025), 107pp. For download: www.the-trench.org/1925-geneva-... The origins of the Geneva Protocol and the history of its negotiation ...
The 1925 Geneva Protocol: The League of Nations' Only Arms Control Agreement - The Trench - Jean Pascal Zanders
Click here to read "The 1925 Geneva Protocol: The League of Nations' Only Arms Control Agreement" and other latest updates from Jean Pascal Zanders, author of The Trench.
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OPCW Executive Council to hold special meeting on July 22 to discuss Israeli strike on the MOD HQ this week and how that will affect their ability to comply with CWC and identify, secure and destroy any CW remaining in the country from the former regime www.opcw.org/sites/defaul...
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What a couple of days. The Bath CBR Cohort rides again! Thanks to everyone who participated in various ways, and offered to help out next year We had some very good discussions and met many new people And the facilitators put together something which I think we can all be very happy with indeed
🧵 THREAD: Why the Cato Institute’s new paper on “misinformation panic” is dangerously wrong, and why it completely misunderstands the real crisis we face. www.cato.org/policy-analy...
The Misleading Panic over Misinformation
People can’t agree on how to define misinformation and its related terms, making regulation nearly impossible. Instead, free expression serves as a better tool for discovering truth.
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Continuing the deep dive into indigenous poison weapon use during European colonialization. Resisted the urge so far to turn it into a mini series
Sign-up is live for the Second Annual Bath CBR Cohort event. Bringing newcomers and old hands together to discuss UK CBRN related policy and practice.
Sign-up is live for the Second Annual Bath CBR Cohort event. Bringing newcomers and old hands together to discuss UK CBRN related policy and practice.
Sorry for the long wait episode 1 of the second series of the inquests and inquiries podcase is the Vale of Leven inquiry and Scottish government response, following the C Difficile outbreak at the hospital. www.podbean.com/eas/pb-qnrya...
Vale of Leven C difficile infection inquiry
My site Inquests and Inquiries | Emergency planning The Inquests and Inquiries Dawn Sturgess inquiry page Vale of Leven Hospital | Inquests & Inquiries This episode examines the outbreak of…
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Looking at film and photos of chemical warfare in the First World War on the imagesdefense.gouv.fr website, I found this film of gas drill at a school in Reims, March 1917. imagesdefense.gouv.fr/fr/dans-les-...
Just a reminder that I collate a playlist of archival material and good quality documentaries on chemical and biological weapon related history here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Biological and chemical warfare history docs - YouTube
Various stuff
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We have a UN mechanism for this www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Hungary suggests 'biological attack' could be source of foot-and-mouth outbreak
Hungary on Thursday suggested a "biological attack" as a possible source of the country's first foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in more than half a century, which has triggered border closures and the mass slaughter of cattle in the northwest.
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At the risk of finally becoming a Podcast Promoter (TM), I found this talk with @poisonsandpest.bsky.social on the British use of chemical warfare during that intervention fairly interesting open.spotify.com/episode/2was...
13 Bonus Episode: The M Device with Simon Jones
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Why not catch up on the back catalogue of the only podcast focused on the history of biological and chemical warfare on the internet poisonsandpestilence.podbean.com
Poisons and Pestilence | Brett Edwards
A History of Biological and Chemical Warfare
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A reminder to check out the only podcast attempting to provide a comprehensive(ish) history of chemical and biological weapons! On all major players www.podbean.com/pa/pbblog-c8...
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A History of Biological and Chemical Warfare
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in our latest episode Reid Kirby takes us on a tour of attempts by the US Chemical Warfare service to develop poisoned munitions - involving ricin and a wide range of other candidate agents and systems. On all major players. PoisonsandPestilence.podbean.com/e/41-bonus-e...
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Finland plans to withdraw from landmines treaty, prime minister says
NATO member Finland plans to withdraw from the Ottawa convention banning anti-personnel landmines and will also boost its overall defence spending in the coming years, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Tuesday.
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As we approach the end of the second season - the next episode will be on poison arrows and the Americas in the 15th and 16th centuries. In the next season we will grapple with the rise of science, biology and industrial chemistry in the 19th century.
I've recorded the next Poison and Pestilence epsiode with Reid Kirby - looking at attempts to poison projectiles from WW1 onwards with Ricin and Nerve agents.