NBC Defense - A Us Army And Navy Joint Doctorine

At a glance..

This publication provides guidelines for the planning and execution of NBC defensive operations. It focuses on the NBC threat; national policy; and strategic, operational, and logistic considerations peculiar to the preparation and conduct of NBC defense.

The details..

Joint Pub 3-11 is a comprehensive guide that outlines doctrine to govern joint activities related to nuclear, biological, and chemical defense. The book covers various aspects such as planning and execution of NBC defensive operations in detail. It also discusses the worldwide proliferation of weapons of mass destruction along with asymmetrical battlefield scenarios.

Readers will find detailed information about national military strategic NBC considerations including command-and-control structures. This publication offers military guidance for use by Armed Forces in preparing their appropriate plans while exercising authority by combatant commanders.

In addition to theater-level considerations like protection of US civilian personnel in theatre or protection of enemy prisoners of war (EPW), readers can learn about logistics support operations which includes services support supply transportations host-nation support among others.

Finally this book talks about training readiness reporting medical intelligence preventive medicine principles patient evacuation decontamination triage facilities impact special medical augmentation required during an operation conducted under an environment contaminated with nuclear radiation or other hazardous materials.