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Activities11 November 2022

Training course on identifying goods related to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive weapons for Focal Units in the Northern Region, Hanoi, 11 November 2022

Field: Nuclear and radiological, Chemical Tiếng Việt

Unofficial translation from the Vietnamese original.

To build the capacity of specialist officials in the field of countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), from 9 to 11 November 2022, Standing Office 81, in coordination with the Department of Domestic Security/Ministry of Public Security and the Export Control and Related Border Security Program of the US Department of State (EXBS Program), organised the training course “Identification of goods related to chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive weapons (CBRNE)” for the Focal Units for countering the proliferation of WMD of the centrally governed provinces and cities (Focal Units) in the Northern Region.

Figure 1. View of the training course

The training course was held in person and co-chaired by Senior Colonel Nguyen Dinh Hien, Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff of the Chemical Corps and Deputy Head of Standing Office 81, and Dr Tassos Coulaloglou, South-East Asia Regional Advisor of the EXBS Program. The course was attended by delegates from the Focal Units of the Northern Region together with experienced experts in CBRNE-related fields from Vietnam and the EXBS Program.

Figure 2. Participants in the training course

Delegates from the Focal Units of the Northern Region attending the training course benefited from useful knowledge shared by experts from Standing Office 81, the Vietnam Chemicals Agency/Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety/Ministry of Science and Technology and the EXBS Program. With the aim of providing specialist officials of the Focal Units with knowledge on identifying, detecting and interdicting CBRNE-related goods and materials that could be used to manufacture weapons of mass destruction, the experts gave presentations and shared experience on the following topics: (1) an overview of chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive weapons; (2) methods for identifying CBRNE-related goods and materials; (3) how to recognise and prevent the production, trading and distribution of CBRNE-related equipment and materials; (4) Vietnam’s regulations on chemicals management, radiation and nuclear safety, and countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Figure 3. Experts from Vietnam and the EXBS Program lecturing at the training course

The content presented at this training course will help raise awareness and build the capacity of the Focal Units to implement the Government’s Decree 81/2019 on countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and will help promote the implementation of United Nations Security Council resolutions and the international treaties on countering the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to which Vietnam is a party.

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