National CBRNE Strategy 2017

Abstract

On 2 February 2015, the Ministry of the Interior appointed a working group to prepare a national CBRNE Strategy. The overall aim of the Strategy is to continuously improve the prevention of and preparedness for CBRNE threats and incidents in order to safeguard society and secure the functions vital to society.

CBRNE threats refer to hazardous incidents caused by chemical substances (C), biological pathogens (B), radioactive material (R), nuclear weapons (N) and explosives (E) as well as by the misuse of expertise related to these.

The Strategy describes the current state and the duties and responsibilities of key CBRNE actors, identifies the most important areas of development and puts forward an action plan for implementing the areas of development and the objectives of the Strategy. The Strategy also aims to improve national coordination between different actors and guide national CBRNE planning. The Strategy focuses on the following areas of development and measures: • Improving the coordination of CBRNE activities • Maintaining common situation awareness • Further developing the risk-based approach to supervision • Ensuring up-to-date legislation on CBRNE activities • Detecting and preventing intentional actions • Enhancing the capacity for cooperation • Identifying, managing and investigating CBRNE incidents • Making communications part of the management of CBRNE situations.