What Army technique publication covers multiservice TTPs for CBRN passive defense?
– answer ATP 3-11.32
What does CBRN stand for? - answer Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear
What does WMD stand for? - answer Weapons of Mass Destruction
What are weapons of mass destruction? – answer CBRN weapons that are capable of
causing a high order of destruction or mass casualties
True or False: WMDs do not include high-yield explosives - answerFalse
What is meant by chemical warfare? - answerIncludes all aspects of military operations
involving the employment of lethal and incapacitating munitions or agents
What is meant by nuclear proliferation? - answerThe transfer of WMD-related materials,
technology, and expertise
What is meant by terrorism? - answerThe calculated use or threat of unlawful violence
to intimidate governments or societies
What are the three physical states of a chemical agent? - answerSolid, liquid, or vapor
What is the chemical use classification? - answerIt describes the time an agent stays in
an area
What are the two categories of chemical use? - answerPersistent agents and
nonpersistent agents
Describe persistent agents - answerA chemical agent that, when released, can cause
casualties for more than 24 hours
Describe nonpersistent agents - answerA chemical agent that, when released, loses its
abilities to cause causalities after 10-15 minutes
What are the five chemical physiological actions? - answerNerve, blood, blister,
choking, and incapacitating
What are the three strategic pillars for combating weapons of mass destruction? -
answerNonproliferation, counter-proliferation, and consequence management
, What is current US policy on the use of nuclear weapons? - answerThe United States
may use nuclear weapons to terminate a conflict or war at the lowest acceptable level of
hostilities
What is the current US policy on the use of chemical weapons? - answerThe United
States will never use chemical weapons
True or False: The United States do not consider herbicides and riot control agents to
be chemical agents - answerTrue
What is the current US policy on the use of biological weapons? - answerThe United
States will never use biological weapons
What are the two types of CBRN defensive operations? - answerActive defense and
passive defense
Describe CBRN active defense - answerMeasures taken to defeat an attack with CBRN
weapons by employing actions to divert, neutralize, or destroy those weapons
Describe CBRN passive defense - answerMeasures taken to minimize or negate the
vulnerability to, and effects of, CBRN attacks
What are the three principles of CBRN passive defense? - answerContamination,
protection, and decontamination
What are the four operational elements of CBRN passive defense? - answerSense,
shape, shield, and sustain
Describe the operational element of sense - answerThe capability to provide updated
and accurate information about the CBRN situation
Describe the operational element of shape - answerThe ability to characterize the
CBRN hazard
Describe the operational element of shield - answerThe ability to shield the force from
harm caused by CBRN hazards
Describe the operational element of sustain - answerThe ability to conduct
decontamination and medical actions
Why does the operational element of shape have the most influence on the other
operational elements? - answerIt represents the C2 activities that integrate CBRN
sense, shield, and sustain operational elements
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