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What are three types of weapons of mass destruction?
chemical weapons, biological agents, and nuclear weapons
What warfare agents are used to kill or disable personnel by affecting their blood, nerves, luns, or stomach?
Chemical Weapons
Generally, antipersonnel agents are divided into how many types?
two
Cramps, breathing difficulty, nausea, headache, convulsions, and contractinos of the pupils are all symptoms of what type of contamination?
Nerve agent
Burns from exposure to mustard vapor will be more serious on what body areas?
neck, groin, and armpits
A person exposed to a blood agent may experience repiratory paralysis within what length of time?
seconds
Atropine and 2-PAM C1 oxime are used to counteract the effects and relieve the symptoms of what agents?
nerve
What type of agents are used to produce temporary misery and harassment?
riot control
What agents can be used in BW operations? (3)
living organisms, toxins, microtoxins
What diseases can be spread as part of a BW attack? (2)
cholera, anthrax
In its early stage, what are the symptoms of BW attack?
fever, inflammation, and malaise
Nuclear weapons have the capability of destroying areas in what ways?
blast, shock, and nuclear radiation
Nuclear explosions are divided into how many classes?
four
What would be the most effective type of nuclear strike to use against a battle group at sea?
air blast
What type of nuclear strike would be used to destroy satellites and interrupt communications systems through the effects of EMP?
high altitude blast
In what type of nuclear strike would the shock wave near ground zero be greater then the blast wave?
surface blast
What are the effects of nuclear weapons?
blast waves, incendiary, and radiation
If a nuclear blast at night causes you to experience flash blindness, you can expect your vision to recover in what length of time?
45 minutes
What type of radiation hazard must enter the body through ingestion or cuts to cause bodily harm?
alpha particles
What is TREE?
The affect of gamma or neutron radiation on shipboard electronic systems
A survey team is made up of what minimum number of personnel?
three
What person is in charge of a survey team?
monitor
Areas contaminated by CW, BW, or nuclear agents are identified by markers having what shape?
triangular
True or False. Dose rate is expressed in roentgens, whih are gamma ray measurements only.
True
What does the acronym radiac stand for?
Radioactivity detection, indication and computation
The nonself-reading, high-range casualty dosimeter measures what maximum amount of gamma radiation?
600 roentgens
What kit is used to check areas suspected to have been contaminated by CW agents?
M256A1 kit
What actions should personnel topside take if an airburst occurs?
close their eyes, drop to the deck, and cover as much exposed skin as possible
What pieces of protective equipment is the most important in protecting yourself against CBR agents?
protective mask
protective masks serve how many functions?
two
You should be able to don and adjust your protective mask in what maximum amount of time?
10 seconds
The MCU-2/P protective mask has how many voice emitters?
two
True or False. The chemical protective overgarment can be used for protection against radiological contamination.
true
What is the purpose of the mission oriented protective posture (MOPP)
provides a means to establish levels of readiness
At what MOPP level would all protective equipment be worn with the hood up and secured?
level 4
How many levels of decontamination are there?
four
A decontamination team usually consists of how many people?
six
What is the most effective way to decontaminate biological agents?
using a chemical disinfectant
Aboard ship, a decontamination station has how many parts?
three
True or False. Showering will destroy nuclear and biological agents.
False
The collective protection System (CPS) consists of how many protection zones?
two
What CPS level provides the maximum operational protection envelope
level III