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Record Nr.

UNINA9910220156003321

Autore

Resnick Adam C.

Titolo

Developing Navy capability to recover forces in chemical, biological, and radiological hazard environments

Pubbl/distr/stampa

RAND Corporation, 2013

[Place of publication not identified], : RAND National Defense Research Institute, 2013

ISBN

0-8330-8550-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Research report Developing Navy capability to recover forces in chemical, biological, and radiological hazard environments

Disciplina

359.9/646

Soggetti

Amphibious warfare - Planning

Decontamination (from gases, chemicals, etc.)

Biological decontamination

Radioactive decontamination

Military Science - methods

Decontamination - methods

Chemical Warfare - prevention & control

Biological Warfare - prevention & control

Nuclear Warfare - prevention & control

United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Sommario/riassunto

Recovering amphibious forces can be complicated if ashore forces come under attack from enemy weapons, particularly chemical, biological, or radiological weapons. This report assesses current policies and capabilities pertaining to the recovery and decontamination of ashore forces and identifies policy options the Navy could pursue to better perform this mission.