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HMN - First look at poison letter to Trump: Return address on ricin envelope leads right to Quebec apartment
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First look at poison letter to Trump: Return address on ricin envelope leads right to Quebec apartment

Originally published on The Leduc Rep The strange letter, seen here for the first time, is handwritten in English in all capital letters. It is stained in blotches, presumably residue from ricin. The return address on the envelope sent to U.S President Donald Trump from Canada — containing a potentially deadly poison — included a […]
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HMN - The long history of chemical weapons in civilian law enforcement
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The long history of chemical weapons in civilian law enforcement

Originally published on The Washington Post Recently, law enforcement officers have deployed chemical crowd control devices, such as tear gas and pepper spray, on protesters against racist injustice in cities across the United States. These technologies, which have generated controversy, are rooted in the military technology of World War I. But as shocking as the […]
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CBRNe- The Umbrella Murder -Not a weapon of mass destruction but a highly dangerous close in target weapon.4
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The Umbrella Murder – Not a weapon of mass destruction but a highly dangerous close in target weapon.

Written by Kevin Cresswell Ricin, contained in a package addressed to the White House, was intercepted by investigators last week. The alleged assassin was arrested a few days later. Ricin is much easier to produce than other popular biological weapons like botulinum, sarin, and anthrax, but it is not as potent as any of those, […]
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