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CBR Warfare

Chemical, Biological, Radiological Warfare

Chemical warfare

To produce death, injury, temporary incapacitation, or irritating effects


▪Casualty, Incapacitating, Harassing

Biological warfare

Use living organisms to cause disease or death

Radiological warfare

The mass destruction of property and personnel

Route by which agents enter the body

Breating, Absorption through skin and eyes, Ingestion

Protective mask

▪Protections from CBR agents or contamination


▪No protection against carbon monoxide or ammonia

JSLIST

Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology


▪Provides protection against chemical and biological agents, radioactive fallout particles, and battlefield contaminations

Atropine/2PAM Chloride

Used to counteract the effects of and relieve the symptoms of nerve agents only

The types of nuclear explosions

▪Air burst


▪High altitude burst


▪Surface burst


▪Underwater burst


▪Underground burst

Air burst of nuclear explosions

Fire ball does not touch the earth


•Maximize blast and thermal effect over large area

High altitude burst

Point of detonation is above 100,000 ft


•Produces air blast, thermal radiation, EMP, initial nuclear radiation, and atmospheric ionization

Surface burst

The fireball touches the surface


•Air blast, thermal radiation, EMP

Underwater burst

Practically all thermal radiation absorbed


•Large base serge is formed

Underground burst

Produce a severe earth shock, especially near point of detonation

The effects of nuclear explosions

Air blast, Thermal radiation, Nuclear radiation, Electromegnetic Pulse(EMP), Fallout

MOPP

Mission Oriented Protective Posture


▪MOPP 0 - Carried


▪MOPP 1 - Over garments


▪MOPP 2 - Boots


▪MOPP 3 - Mask


▪MOPP 4 - Gloves

The NATO CBR maeker sign

NATO standard triangular sign, Markers are placed ouside the contaminated area


▪Gas: Yellow trangle-red lettering


▪Bio: Blue triangle-red lettering


▪ATOM: White triangle-Blue lettering

M-8 paper

Yellow-gold : G (nerve) agent


Red-pink : H (blister) agent


Dark green : V (nerve) agent

NAAK MK1

Nerve Agent Antidote Kit


▪Auto-injectors, Atropine, 2PAM Chloride

The types of decontamination

Immediate, Operational, Thorough

Immediate decontamination

Skin decon, Operator spraydown

Operational decontamination

▪Vehicle washdown, MOPP gear exchange

Thorough decontamination

Detailed troop and equipment decon

DTD

Detailed Troop Decontamination


▪Removing contaminated MOPP gear, including the Protective mask, is major action

DED

Detailed Equipment Decontamination


▪DED for chemical and biological contamination consists of five stations

M-22 chemical alarm system

▪Primary means of detecting blister and nerve agents arriving in a unit area from an upwind chemical attack.


▪Consist of M88 detector unit, M42 alarm unit

The three types of CBR surveys and their uses

▪Point Survey


▪Route Survey


▪Area Survey

What type of standard decontamination agents reacts violently with liquid mustard agent?

Super-Tropical Bleach (STB)

M-256 detection kit

Capable of detecting both liquid and vapor concentrations of chemical agents

CPU

Chemical Protective Undergament