Poisons and Pestilence

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In this episode we return to the history of the M-Device with Brian Tasman-Davies   You can check out the book here: Major Tom and the secret ‘M’ device – Brian's historical adventure books   We also did a previous episode on this topic with Simon Jones: 13 Bonus Episode: The M Device with Simon Jones   Music rights: "Яблочко" (Little Apple) - Russian Folk Song - YouTube

In this episode we examine the earliest reference to poison arrows in accounts of European expeditions to the Americas in the 15th Century. This is the first part of a study which runs up untill around 1700.      You can check out the show notes here:    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wIibQJYobwyhFNC-OhjnLYkOwVizIjuJ?usp=sharing

Reid Kirby will be publishing his book in June. Follow him at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rkirby/       Media Credits: ABC news.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-jA96JgD9U

In this episode Jessica Morris discusses her work on the evolution of British Gas Strategy during WW1. 

In this episode I discuss operational aspects of the destruction of declared Syrian CW stocks - with Jerry Smith. Recorded November 2024. 

You can check our more of Dr Zander's work over at The Trench – Challenging entrenched positions - Jean Pascal Zanders

This episode examines poisoning  renaissance Italy   You can check out the show notes here:    https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1wIibQJYobwyhFNC-OhjnLYkOwVizIjuJ?usp=sharing

In this episode Nathan discusses WW2 ARP preparations for gas attacks on civilian centres.    Media source: Have Your Gas Masks With You (1941-1946) (youtube.com) I do not own the rights to this clip, used under fair usage. 

In this bonus episode I am joined by Seth Carus, as we explore some of the earliest allegations of biological warfare- as well as the more recent modern developments, which transformed ancient fears, into Cold War era weapon systems.   Do check out these two studies, I think they are great:  Carus, W. Seth. "The history of biological weapons use: what we know and what we don't." Health security 13...

In this episode I talk about Ian's experience as a Porton Down research volunteer as a serviceman during the 1980's. Ian is eager to contact other former veterans - please email be directly at Bwie20[@]bath.ac.uk.  The most substantive publicly available report on this subject, which we are aware of, is published here: [ARCHIVED CONTENT] Defence Internet | About Defence | Historical Survey of the...

In this episode we look at the history of bio-threat assessment. With a review provided by Michael Parker, who has collated a list of threat assessments produced over the past century. You can find further details on the project here! Do check it out!   https://cobrabiosecurity.org/   Further reading: Sequence-Based Classification of Select Agents A BRIGHTER LINE Committee on Scientific Milestones...

Find Andrej's work over at: https://www.youtube.com/@cbrnacademy   And the video is available here https://youtu.be/Xf3vW3pWIm8?si=-Mpz5eNteHG61o84 

All clips are from the following trailers. Used under fair usage.    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OWlNe1-5wb8&t=9s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWB6Ufh4O98   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtKMEAXyPkg&t=25s  

In this episode I discuss pathogens, as well as security screening in the gene synthesis industry- with someone who isn't that sectors namesake- but has done a lot of work relevant to it: Gene Godbold, from Signature Science LLC. 

Another movie special !  The expanse- and the space fungus hypothesis!  With Dr Emily Ricotta.    https://www.emilyricotta.com/   I do not own the right to the trailer, which is used under normal critique and review exemptions. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0QwBp_da28  

In this movie review special Gwyn Winfield discusses the series 'Fallout'- and touch on the depiction of the environmental effects of nuclear weapons- among other things. Fallout is available on Prime Video.    Gwyn's magazine: https://cbrneworld.com/   Trailer audio used under fair usage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPZwLYEVUK8 (Prime Video). 

In this episode we examine some 19th century chemical warfare plans, which were a prelude to the first large scale use of gas warfare in WW1.    Book link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Admirals-Secret-Weapon-Dundonald-Stephenson/dp/B017AJTSBU  

In this episode, I am joined by Charles Stephenson, who discusses the use of chemical weapons by Italian invaders in the war against Ethiopia in the campaign of 1935-6.  You can find the book he recently published on this topic here:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Mussolini-Mustard-Gas-Fascist-Way/dp/1399051660  

The second of our movie review specials. This one looking at The Rock (1996).    With Steve Johnson https://x.com/CBRNEsteve?t=_sSXmOA7t4xGzvcW8TUYPA&s=09   I do not own the rights to the trialer used here  under fair use.        Epic rap battles  https://youtu.be/_wYtG7aQTHA?si=RltWpU_VOW9xwvHh

In our first ever movie review special, Dr Saskia Popescu reviews the classics Contagion (2011) and Outbreak (1995).  This episode was edited and produced by the wonderful Nicolas Lureau  

In this episode we consider the long and complex history of Riot Control Agents- from the first world war, to the battlefields of modern Ukraine.  There is also a list of recent statements below made in the context of the OPCW on the Ukraine issue:    https://www.opcw.org/sites/default/files/documents/2023/11/29-11-2023%20CSP-28%20_Statement%20Germany%20agenda%209d%20RCA%20_0.pdf   https://www.opc...

In this episode I discuss the emergence of OSINT and Bellingcat- with a focus on work related to chemical weapons.    Sources: https://www.rusi.org/explore-our-research/publications/commentary/have-chemical-weapons-been-used-ukraine   Book  https://www.amazon.co.uk/s?k=bellingcat+book&adgrpid=1172080294039072&hvadid=73255220590861&hvbmt=be&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=41801&hvnetw=o&am...

In this episode, we examine the development of the French CBW programme  post WW-2  Etienne Aucouturier (2023) Biological Warfare. Another French Connection https://materiologiques.com/en/histoire-des-sciences-et-des-techniques/303-biological-warfare-the-french-conection-9782373612394.html   Olivier Lepick (2008) French Military biological programme, 1947-1972 https://www.researchgate.net/publicat...