CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, AND RADIOLOGICAL WARFARE

Question 1

What does the acronym JSLIST in regards to CBRN stand for?

Answer 1

Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology

Question 2

How many times can the JSLIST be laundered?

Answer 2

Up to six times

Question 3

Once out of the packet, what is the service life of the JSLIST?

Answer 3

120 days

Question 4

How long can the JSLIST be worn without replacement in a non-contaminated environment?

Answer 4

45 days

Question 5

How long is the service life of the JSLIST once contaminated?

Answer 5

24 hour service life

Question 6

What does the acronym NAAK stand for in regards to CBRN?

Answer 6

Nerve Agent Antidote Kit

Question 7

What are the contents of a NAAK?

Answer 7

Atropine & 2 PAM Chloride

Question 8

What is a chemical agent?

Answer 8

A chemical substance that is intended for use in military operations to kill, seriously injure, or incapacitate, mainly though physiological effects

Question 9

What are the different types of chemical agents?

Answer 9

Nerve, blood, blister, choking, and incapacitating agents

Question 10

Which chemical agent is more potent and may cause effects within seconds and death within minutes?

Answer 10

Nerve agent

Question 11

What is a blood agent?

Answer 11

A chemical compound, including the cyanide group, that effects bodily functions by preventing the normal utilization of oxygen by body tissues

Question 12

Which agent attacks the lung tissue, causes irritation to the eyes, and damages the respiratory tract?

Answer 12

Choking Agent

Question 13

Which agents are not designed to cause serious, permanent, or lethal effects?

Answer 13

Incapacitating agents

Question 14

What are the signs or indicators of biological warfare?

Answer 14

Dead bodies, animals, and vegetation

Question 15

Biological warfare is the use of what biological agents?

Answer 15

Pathogens or toxins

Question 16

What is MCU-2/P?

Answer 16

Chemical gas mask

Question 17

Name some effects of nuclear weapons:

Answer 17

Blast, thermal radiation (heat), nuclear radiation, electromagnetic pulse (EMP)

Question 18

Explain all the MOPP levels?

Answer 18

MOPP 0 – All gear is on or near person
MOPP I – Don JSLIST overgarment
MOPP II – Don chemical protective over boots
MOPP III – Don gas mask, close hood
MOPP IV – Don rubber gloves

Question 19

What is used to detect the presence of liquid V type nerve, G type nerve, and H type blister agents?

Answer 19

M8 Chemical Agent Detector Paper

Question 20

What color does the M-9 paper turn when it meets a liquid chemical agent?

Answer 20

Any shade of red

Question 21

What portable chemical agent detector is used after a chemical attack to determine if it is safe to unmask or reduce the protective posture level?

Answer 21

M256A1

Question 22

Who can authorize the use of chemical agents in retaliation to an attack with chemical weapons?

Answer 22

The President

Question 23

Radiological warfare is when radiation (nuclear bomb) is used as a weapon; True or False?

Answer 23

True

Question 24

What are the three levels of decontamination?

Answer 24

Immediate, operational, thorough

Question 25

What is the purpose of the M-295?

Answer 25

Allows personnel to decontaminate individual equipment through physical removal and absorption of chemical agents

Question 26

Casualty agents are not highly poisonous and are not intended to kill or seriously injure? True or False?

Answer 26

False

Question 27

When was the first large scale use of a chemical weapon in war?

Answer 27

Ypres, Belgium

Question 28

When did the first large scale use of a chemical weapon in war occur?

Answer 28

April 22, 1915

Question 29

What type of gas was used?

Answer 29

Chlorine gas