For thirty years, the U.S. military has actively developed defensive strategies to combat nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) threats. This book is a compilation of the three core NBC defensive tactics that form the basis of U.S. military training theory relating to NBC operations. The editors have distilled these training references into a compact guide that may form part of a larger civilian defensive application reference library. While this text in large part contains U.S. Army training material, it has been edited for civilian application and can not be considered an official government publication.
While some defensive strategies lie outside of the scope of civilian defense, other techniques may be applied to civil protection in response to the growing threat of bioterrorism, non-governmental nuclear proliferation, and chemical terrorism threats.
Chapters include the following topics: Personnel Individual Protective Equipment; Analysis of Your Personal Protection; Nuclear Protection; Biological Protection Techniques; Group Protection; Food, Water, and Personal Decontamination; Protections in Extreme Climates; and Protection and Decontamination Task Training.
