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CBRN disposal technicians taking part in a training exercise. Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear defense (CBRN defense) or Nuclear, biological, and chemical protection (NBC protection) is a class of protective measures taken in situations where chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear (including terrorism) hazards may be present.
An NBC (nuclear, biological, chemical) suit, also called a chem suit, [1] or chemical suit [1] is a type of military personal protective equipment. NBC suits are designed to provide protection against direct contact with and contamination by radioactive , biological , or chemical substances, and provide protection from contamination with ...
The M1135 nuclear, biological, chemical reconnaissance vehicle (NBCRV) provides nuclear, biological and chemical detection and surveillance for battlefield hazard visualization. The NBCRV provides situational awareness to increase the combat power of the Stryker Brigade Combat Team (SBCT). [ 3 ]
Many countries around the world maintain military units that are specifically trained to cope with CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear) threats. Beside this specialized units, most modern armed forces undergo generalized basic CBRN self-defense training for all their personnel.
The most widely used definition of "weapons of mass destruction" is that of nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons (NBC) although there is no treaty or customary international law that contains an authoritative definition. Instead, international law has been used with respect to the specific categories of weapons within WMD, and not to WMD as ...
The NBC Protection Troops are organised for both conduct of hostilities using nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and without them and includes: nuclear detection; NBC reconnaissance and control; collection and processing of data and information on radiological, chemical and biological environment; notification of troops on NBC contamination;
Personnel of the Joint CBRN Regiment were trained in the detection, identification and monitoring of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. In 1994, the Royal Yeomanry , a regiment of the Territorial Army , was re-designated from its reconnaissance role to operate as the United Kingdom's first dedicated nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC ...
The Chemical Biological Incident Response Force (CBIRF) is a Marine Corps unit responsible for countering the effects of a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or high-yield explosive (CBRNE) incident, support counter CBRN terrorism, and urban search and rescue when CBRN incident.