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