Governments boost spending on nuclear and bio-threat detection amid rising geopolitical tensions

Kromek, a specialist in radiation-detection electronics, is seeing a sharp rise in demand for its technology from governments confronting nuclear and biological threats. CEO Arnab Basu told reporters that the increase is driven by heightened anxiety over possible Russian nuclear use and the emergence of AI-generated bioweapon scenarios. The company's devices are now deployed in over 60 nations, from Ukrainian frontlines to sites surrounding nuclear power stations.

In the past year the firm secured eight new distribution agreements across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, including its inaugural partnership in Germany, and landed an initial £1.7 million order under the UK’s Radiological Nuclear Detection Framework. Basu also noted that spending on detection systems is expected to stay high as geopolitical tensions persist in regions such as the Indian border, the Korean Peninsula and the Taiwan Strait.