Mission warning order

Preparation for an inspection starts when the Inspection Team Leader (ITL) receives a mission warning order , which provides details of type and duration of the inspection mission and the names of the team members. In preparation of this mission, the Inspection Team (IT) selects the necessary equipment from the list of equipment approved by the First... 

Thus there are two separate and distinct missions of any system designed to detect both chemical and biological weapons, namely Detect to Warn and Detect to Treat. The presence of a chemical agent must be detected immediately in order to warn troops to put on protective gear. Biological agents must be detected and identified promptly in order to minimize the number of exposed troops however, immediate death or incapacitation is not likely. Instead, early detection allows early treatment and lower mortality rates. 

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