Common Core 110 Chemical, Biological, and Radiological (CBR) Warfare Flashcards
2 Categories of Chemical Warfare
1) Chemical Agents
2) Chemical Compounds
Chemical Agents
Chemicals intended for military operation to kill, seriously injure, or incapacitate personnel.
Chemical Compounds
Chemical used in ancillary support roles such as defoliation with herbicides, resources and shelter denial with flames, observation denial with spectral obscurant and control of noncombatants with riot control agents.
Biological Warfare
Biological operations use living organisms to cause disease or death.
Radiological Warfare
-When radiation is used as a weapon.
Categories of Radiological Effects
- Blast
- Heat
- Nuclear Radiation
Route of entry
The method in which a CBR weapon enters a person’s body.
MCU-2/P
Protective mask
with air filter canisters
CPOG
Chemical Protective Overgarment
Wet Weather Clothing
Parka and Overalls
Designed to protect against all liquid chemical warfare agents
Atropine / Pralidoxime Chloride (Oxime)
Nerve Agent Antidote Kit, Mk I
IM-143B/PD
Pocket Dosimeter
Pen-like, reads gamma radiation exposure level 0-600 roentgens range