Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear

The Department of Homeland Security is designed to be comprised of four main divisions Border and Transportation Security Emergency Preparedness and Response Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Countermeasures and Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection. In addition to the responsibilities described above, the new department is intended to ... 

Direct exercises for federal, state, and local chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear attack response teams and plans... 

At the beginning of the twenty-first century new threats to human well being have emerged, which stem from terrorist activities. Potential use of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear warfare (CBRN) in terrorist events is considered to be very likely, and on a small scale it has already been used in the past. CBRN threat however is not limited to malicious intentions and can be caused by a careless attitude towards the use of technology and equipment, breach of safety rules, or triggered by natural disasters or environmental pollution. 

The plan was revised in a government circular, dated 26 April 2002 (Circulaire 700 SGDN/PSE/PPS, 2002) with special reference to the management of possible terrorist chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) incidents. At about the same time, a further circular (Circulaire DHOS/HFD No 2002/284, 2002) was issued to provide specific instructions to hospitals for the management of mass casualties from CBRN incidents. This was, in effect,... 

US Air Force Doctrine Document 2-1.8 (2004) Counter-Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Operations, http //www.fas.org/irp/doddir/usaf/afdd2-l-8.pdf. 

Joint Requirements Office-Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense (JRO-CBRND). The JRO-CBRND is the office within DoD under the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff responsible for planning, coordination, and approval of joint Chemical Biological Radioactive and Nuclear (CBRN) defense operational requirements and serving as the focal point for Service, combatant command, and Joint Staff requirements generation. These responsibilities include development of CBRN defense operational requirements, joint operational concepts, and architectures for passive defense, consequence management, force protection, and homeland security. 

Dr. Aleksandr Noy, Theme Leader, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories CDR Thomas O Donnell, Joint Requirements Office for Chemical, Biological, RadiologicaL and Nuclear Defense (JRO-CBRND), Joint Staff/J-8 Dr. Jeff Owens, Chemical Biological Technologies Directorate, Joint Science Technology Office for CB Defense (JSTO), Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)... 

Global militarisation—the increased use of military force as a security measure and the further spread of military technologies, including chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons. ... 

Typical assaults on military and police personnel involve knives, firearms with both handgun and rifle bullets, and explosive devices that produce blast, fragmentation and heat. Additional attacks may come from chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear weapons or enviromnental hazards such as collisions in road traffic accidents and falling masomy. Knives, bullets, fragmentation and blast will be used here as examples. 

Blast impacts whole areas of the victim s body, unlike the point-effect of fiagments, bullets and knives. In this sense, it is like many chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear attacks the threat may flow aroimd armom that is too narrow. 

Modernization Plan for Chemical Biological. Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense. Joint Requirements Office forCBRN Defense. 05 Jan 2012,... 

BG Jess Scarborough, Joint Program Executive Officer for Chemical and Biological Defense Mr. James Cooke. Deputy Under Secretary of the Army Test and Evaluation Office Mr. Lenny Izzo, Joint Requirements Office for Chemical. Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense... 

The committee invited representatives from all of the DOD Combatant Commands and the Services to brief the group on their perspectives on the CBD Program and its objectives and capabilities. At its fifth meeting, the committee held discussions with representatives from US European Command and US Northern Command. The committee also spoke with US DOD Service representatives to the Joint Requirements Office for Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear Defense from the US Army and US Marines. Due to unforeseen circumstances, US Strategic Command and the Service representative from the US Air Force, were unable to participate. 

Each facility is different, and any attempt to evaluate security vulnerability is necessarily site-specific. Small chemical businesses and academic facilities should prepare by understanding their vulnerabilities and recognizing the need to protect their chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear resources (Phifer, 2007). 

Amar, P.K. Ensuring Safe Water in Post-Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Emergencies. Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences. 2010, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 253-266. 

DOE Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Countermeasures Programs,... 

This course covers hazardous materials including pesticides, corrosives, irritant gases, asphyxiants, hydrocarbons and halogenated hydrocarbons and chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear agents. Specific antidotes and their indications, contraindications, dosing and route are also included. 

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