25 SCWS CBR (Common Corp And NMCB Specific
Current As Of 2024) Q&A
Explain Chemical warfare ✔️Ans - Intended for use in military operations
to kill, seriously injure, or incapacitate man due to its physiological effects.
U.S. Policy: We will not use chemical weapons for any reason. (Chemical
Warfare Convention)
Three types of anti personnel agents ✔️Ans - Casualty (nerve, blister,
blood, choking)
Incapacitating (Depressants and stimulants)
Harassing (tear and vomiting gases)
5 types of Delivery of Chemical Weapons ✔️Ans - Direct dispersal
(opening up a bottle)
Ground Burst (artillery)
Air Burst (artillery)
Spray (Air plane)
Thermal (missle, rockets, explosives)
Explain Biological warfare ✔️Ans - The intentional release of living
organisms to cause death or disease to man, domestic animals, crops, etc.
They cause diseases such as typhoid fever, cholera, and influenza.
Warfare types: bacteria, rickets, viruses, and fungi.
U.S. Policy: We will not use biological weapons for any reason.
Explain Radiological warfare ✔️Ans - The employment of nuclear
weapons to destroy property and personnel. Can produce a great amount of
force (shock wave) heat, and radiation.
US position is as a deterent
Obama's policy
The US is explicitly committing not to use nuclear weapons against
nonnuclear states that are in compliance with the Nuclear Nonproliferation
Treaty, even if they attacked the US with biological or chemical weapons or
launched a crippling cyberattack.
3 ways by which agents enter the body ✔️Ans - Skin
Through secondary means such as water and food
, Eyes and linings of the mouth and nose
Describe the purpose of MCU-2/P ✔️Ans - Protective mask
Protects face, eyes, nose, throat and lungs from CBR agents or contamination
Offers no protection against carbon monoxide or ammonia
Filters the air removing particles of dust that may be radioactive or otherwise
contaminated
Purifies the air of many poisonous gases
Describe the purpose of Chemical protective overgarment JSLIST Joint Service
Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology ✔️Ans - Provides protection
against persistent (liquid) nerve, blister, and biological agents.
Contact with petroleum, oils, and lubricants degrade protection.
Name the six types of chemical warfare agents ✔️Ans - Nerve Agents
Blister agents
Blood Agents
Choking agents
Vomiting agents
Tear agents
Types of Nerve agents ✔️Ans - VX, Sarin (GB), Soman (GD), and Tabun
(GA) [V and G Agents
Symptoms of Nerve agents ✔️Ans - Runny nose
Tightness of chest with difficulty in breathing
Contraction of pupils (Miosis)
Nausea, cramps, headache, coma and convulsions
Symptoms can take place in 30 seconds when the dose is sufficiently heavy
Symptoms of Blister agents ✔️Ans - Eyes
• Redness and inflammation
• Watery
Skin
• Skin starts to turn red after several hours
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