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VERTIC's @alberto_muti contributed to this side event to the IAEA GC on Safeguards in Crisis Scenarios. His remarks focused on emerging challenges, and on the value of the existing practices and techniques underpinning the Safeguards regime.

UNIDIR and @VERTIC_org continue to work on the completion of the #BWCNIMDatabase, adding State Parties profiles each month 🌎🌍🌏 Check out our latest additions and explore the profiles to learn how these states are implementing the #1972BWC 🔍👇

Super Nuclear Disarmament Verification Trilateral Conference in Rio de Janeiro gathering representatives from Latin America, Central Asia and Africa. Jointly organized with .VERTIC. Included a visit to ABACC HQ. More to come about the three #NDV Research an Innovation Hubs.

In the last month, we have published 1️⃣6️⃣ new profiles on the #BWCNIMDatabase! You can now explore the implementing legislation of more than 80% of #1972BWC State Parties. Did you check it out yet? 🔍⬇️ 🔗bwcimplementation.org

From Sept 30-Oct 1, VERTIC & NPSGLOBAL hosted a conference with NDV hubs from Africa, Central Asia & Latin America to boost nuclear disarmament verification capacity, in particular in non-nuclear-armed states. Read more here ⬇️ vertic.org/2024/10/vertic…

🧬Africa’s export controls on biological weapons may benefit from further strengthening. Read the latest insights by Sonia Drobysz and Eliza Walsh on improving biosecurity under UNSCR 1540. 🔗 rb.gy/t3a2cw United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research VERTIC

Kick-off today of the VERTIC/CRDF Global #1972BWC drafting training in Bangkok, Thailand 🇹🇭 with opening remarks delivered by Priya Sethi and Lourdes Costacamps for State ISN Bureau, Angela Woodward 🌻 🍉 for VERTIC. Thank you to State ISN Bureau 🇺🇸 for supporting this event!

Day 3 of the VERTIC/CRDF Global #1972BWC drafting training workshop in Bangkok 🇹🇭 with insightful discussions on assessing BWC implementation measures including a presentation on using the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research - VERTIC BWC National Implementation Measures Database.

What lessons from nuclear safeguards might be relevant for irreversibility in nuclear disarmament? Read this report published in Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament on a VERTIC & Mark Hibbs workshop to find out more: doi.org/10.1080/257516…

This week, VERTIC & CRDF Global held a workshop in Bangkok, Thailand 🇹🇭 supported by State ISN Bureau 🇺🇸on advancing national implementation of the #1972BWC in 6 countries with insights from regional experts and BWC Implementation Support Unit/UNODA Geneva. Many thanks to all the participants!

For the last session of the day, Susan B. Martin King's College London is joined by Marcin Wroblewski OPCW, 🇪🇺 Representative Mika-Markus Leinonen, Hailey Wingo VERTIC and Jonathan Forman Pacific Northwest National Laboratory to discuss chemical disarmament and the re-emergence of the chemical threat 🧪

VERTIC's grant christopher - On Mastodon & Hailey Wingo contributed to this ONN piece drawing on conclusions from a futures forecasting workshop last year. They discuss how recent events may impact nuclear negotiations with the DPRK.

Researcher Roel Walravens is in Malaysia 🇲🇾 to discuss challenges posed by emerging biotechnologies & biosecurity under #1972BWC at the ‘Emerging Biotechnologies: Risks, Governance, & Regional Collaboration Symposium’. Thanks to Health Security Partners for organizing this important event.

Keep up the great work Open Nuclear Network and VERTIC. Non-government experts make an important contribution to global peace and security.

Thanks to CTBTO Executive Secretary _RobFloyd for hosting Senior Researcher Hugh Chalmers & @opennuclear to discuss our recent work on the CTBT. Congratulations on your reappointment! Read more about our CTBT work here ⬇️ vertic.org/programmes/vm/…

VERTIC Senior Researcher Hugh Chalmers will be contributing to a joint Open Nuclear Network & VCDNP seminar on how #monitoring and #verification supports the #CTBT Thursday 5 December ⏰12:30–14:00 CET 📍VCDNP Conference Room Register (first-come first-served)⬇️vcdnp.org/strengthening-…

Check out this piece in 38 North by researchers from VERTIC and Open Nuclear Network: how we used forecasting methodology to improve our understanding of North Korea's nuclear program in the coming decade.

🚨New VERTIC commentary Recent events in Syria present potential opportunities and challenges for verifiably eliminating chemical weapons stockpiles. Our latest piece explores the future implications for #CWC national implementation vertic.org/2024/12/future…

VERTIC was pleased to hold a workshop on biosecurity legal frameworks over the past two days in Cambodia under the EU #CBRNCoEProject81 with members of the National Authority for prohibition of CBRN weapons (NACW). Thank you to all participants for your active engagement.