Gregory Koblentz
@gregkoblentz.bsky.social
I research, teach, and write about about the causes and consequences of the proliferation of nuclear, biological, chemical, and radiological (CBRN) weapons to states and terrorists. Views are my own.
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Food safety PSA: Remember to cook your turkey to at least 165 internal temperature
www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/...
Food safety PSA: Remember to cook your turkey to at least 165 internal temperature
www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/...
www.fsis.usda.gov
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Important Note: The Pandora Report will be on break next week for Thanksgiving - wishing all our readers a happy and safe holiday ahead!
Food safety PSA: Remember to cook your turkey to at least 165 internal temperature
www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/...
Food safety PSA: Remember to cook your turkey to at least 165 internal temperature
www.fsis.usda.gov/food-safety/...
Reposted by Gregory Koblentz
"We are training the next generation of students to work on these issues and bridge the gap between public health, scientific, and national security communities" @gregkoblentz.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"We are training the next generation of students to work on these issues and bridge the gap between public health, scientific, and national security communities" @gregkoblentz.bsky.social
If you want to get really technical, the OPCW's Scientific Advisory Board put together a list of 17 chemicals that could be considered RCAs and 43 that could not be (but this is just advice, not legally binding)
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Advice from the Scientific Advisory Board of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons on riot control agents in connection to the Chemical Weapons Convention
Compounds that cause powerful sensory irritation to humans were reviewed by the Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) in response to requests in 2014 and 2017 by the OPCW Director-General ...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
November 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
If you want to get really technical, the OPCW's Scientific Advisory Board put together a list of 17 chemicals that could be considered RCAs and 43 that could not be (but this is just advice, not legally binding)
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC...
Here is how the CWC defines a chemical weapon and how that differs from a riot control agent (RCA). Note that any chemical listed in the CWC Schedules can't be considered a RCA: www.opcw.org/chemical-wea...
Article II – Definitions and Criteria
Definitions and Criteria
www.opcw.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Here is how the CWC defines a chemical weapon and how that differs from a riot control agent (RCA). Note that any chemical listed in the CWC Schedules can't be considered a RCA: www.opcw.org/chemical-wea...
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