CBR Warfare

Question 1

What does CBR stand for?

Answer 1

Chemical, Biological and Radiological Warfare

Question 2

What is chemical warfare intended to do?

Answer 2

Kill, seriously injure, or incapacitate personnel

Question 3

What are some types of chemical agents?

Answer 3

Nerve, Blister, Blood, and Choking

Question 4

What do nerve agents do?

Answer 4

Disrupt nerve impulses

Question 5

What are some examples of Nerve agents?

Answer 5

Sarin, Tabun, Soman, VX

Question 6

What do blister agents do?

Answer 6

Cause inflammation, blisters and destruction of tissue.

May result in blindness or death

Question 7

What are some examples of blister agents?

Answer 7

Distilled mustard, Lewisite, Phosgene Oxime, Levinstein Mustard

Question 8

What do blood agents do?

Answer 8

Attack the enzymes carrying oxygen in the blood stream.

Question 9

What are some examples of blood agents?

Answer 9

Hydrogen Cyanide, Cyanogen Chloride, and Arsine

Question 10

What do choking agents do?

Answer 10

Initial symptoms: Tears, dry throat, nausea, vomiting and headache.
Lungs can become filled with fluid, causing shallow breathing and the feeling of drowning.

Question 11

What are some examples of choking agents?

Answer 11

Phosgene and Diphosgene

Question 12

What is used to detect the presence of liquid chemical agents?

Answer 12

M9 Chemical Agent Detector Paper

Question 13

What color does M9 paper turn if chemical agents are present?

Answer 13

A red or reddish color

Question 14

What is used as first aid if there is a nerve agent casualty?

Answer 14

Atropine/2-PAM-Chloride Auto Injector

Question 15

What are the basic divisions of biological agents?

Answer 15

Pathogens and Toxins

Question 16

What are some examples of Pathogens?

Answer 16

Bacteria, rickettsia, viruses, fungi, protozoa and prions

Question 17

How are toxins categorized?

Answer 17

By organisms that produce them (source)

and by physiological affects in humans

Question 18

What does IPE stand for?

Answer 18

Individual protective equipment

Question 19

What does IPE for chemical/biological agent environments consist of?

Answer 19

MCU-2P protective mask, Advanced chemical protective garment (ACPG,) Gloves, overboots and laces, and skin decontamination kit.

Question 20

What are the types of nuclear explosions?

Answer 20

High Altitude air burst
Air burst
Surface burst
Shallow underwater burst
Deep underwater burst

Question 21

What is a shipboard shielding station?

Answer 21

A ready or deep shelter station

Question 22

What is used to determine the total amount of gamma radiation to which the wearer is exposed in the 0-600 roentgens?

Answer 22

A DT-60 dosimeter

Question 23

How many MOPP levels are there?

Answer 23

5 (0-4)

Question 24

What does MOPP stand for?

Answer 24

Mission Oriented Protective Posture

Question 25

What does MOPP Level 0 consist of?

Answer 25

Issue IPE. 5 minute accessibility.

Question 26

What does MOPP Level 1 consist of?

Answer 26

Ashore - Don protective equipment and M9 tape

Afloat - IPE readily accessible

Question 27

What does MOPP Level 2 consist of?

Answer 27

Ashore - Don protective over-boots

Afloat - Mask carried

Question 28

What does MOPP Level 3 consist of?

Answer 28

Ashore - Fill canteens, activate decon stations.

Afloat - GQ, install filters, don over-boots

Question 29

What does MOPP Level 4 consist of?

Answer 29

Ashore - Secure IPE (Gloves with liners, untie bow in retention cord, loop between legs and secure to web belt)
Afloat - Don IPE, set circle william, countermeasure wash down