Weapons of Mass Destruction

Question 1

What is 18 USC 2332a?

Answer 1

Defines weapons of mass destruction as any weapon that is designed or intended to cause death or serious bodily injury through the release, dissemination, or impact of toxic or poisonous chemicals, or their precursors; any weapon involving a biological agent, toxin, or vector; or any weapon designed to release radiation or radioactivity at a level dangerous to human life

Question 2

What is the Homeland Security Presidential Directive 5?

Answer 2

Governs U.S. Policy on counterterrorism & outlines the U.S. response to terrorist incidents involving WMD’s. HSPD-5 designates the lead agencies for various parts of the response to a WMD attack.

Question 3

Who is the lead agency for a WMD investigation?

Answer 3

FBI (Crisis Management)

Question 4

Who is the lead agency that coordinates the response to a disaster (WMD)?

Answer 4

FEMA (Consequence Management)

Question 5

What is a Chemical Weapon?

Answer 5

Device that uses toxic chemical substances such as that effects on exposed personnel (entry through the skin, eyes or lungs if inhaled) results in death or incapacitation. A chemical weapon is comprised of the agent and the means to deliver it

Question 6

What kind of Chemical Weapons are there?

Answer 6

choking, blister, blood agents, nerve and Dushuqiang (TETS)

Question 7

What is a Biological Weapon?

Answer 7

A device that uses living organisms, or materials derived from them, against personnel in order to effect death or incapacitation

Question 8

What are different types of Biological Weapons?

Answer 8

Bacteria, Viruses, Toxins, Vectors

Question 9

What are different types of Radiological Weapons?

Answer 9

Improvised Nuclear Device (IND)
Radiological Dispersal Device (RDD)
Radiological Exposure Device (RED)