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Pages in category "Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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.
A UTM-80M heat treatment machine cleans a TOS-1 Buratino heavy flamethrower MLRS. NBC Protection Troops shock troops from the 27th Separate Brigade of NBC Protection, during training with the support of motorized rifle, tank and artillery units of the 20th Guards CAA, liberated the "captured" city in conditions of radiation contamination of the area.
Smock of British military NBC suit in Disruptive Pattern Material. Overboots to be worn over combat boots. NBC stands for nuclear, biological, and chemical. [1] It is a term used in the armed forces and in health and safety, mostly in the context of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) clean-up in overseas conflict or protection of emergency services during the response to terrorism, though there ...
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 1st Mobile NBC Protection Brigade is a military formation of the Russian Federation, part of the NBC Protection Troops.The unit is primarily tasked with CBRN defense but also offensive tasks related to flamethrowers as per Russian military doctrine, including the use of the TOS-1 rocket system (designated as a "heavy flamethrower" by Russia).
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The Chemical Corps is the branch of the United States Army tasked with defending against and using chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons.The Chemical Warfare Service was established on 28 June 1918, combining activities that until then had been dispersed among five separate agencies of the United States federal government.