1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910456159003321

Titolo

Science and technology for army homeland security . Report 1 / [[electronic resource] /] / Committee on Army Science and Technology for Homeland Defense, Board on Army Science and Technology, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, 2003

ISBN

1-280-18290-3

9786610182909

0-309-50761-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (183 p.)

Soggetti

National security - United States

Military research - United States

Civil defense - United States

Combat survivability (Military engineering)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910956998603321

Titolo

Naval forces' defense capabilities against chemical and biological warfare threats / / Committee for an Assessment of Naval Forces' Defense Capabilities Against Chemical and Biological Warfare Threats, Naval Studies Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2004

ISBN

9786610180004

9780309165877

0309165873

9781280180002

1280180005

9780309508605

0309508606

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (214 p.)

Disciplina

358/.3/0973

Soggetti

Naval art and science - United States

Military planning - United States

Biological warfare - United States

Chemical warfare - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

FrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- In Memoriam --David W. McCall -- Prologue -- Executive Summary -- 1 The Chemical and Biological Threat to Naval Forces -- 2 General Findings and Recommendations -- 3 Operations: Specific Findings and Recommendations -- 4 Non-Medical Science and Technology: Specific Findings and Recommendations -- 5 Medical Chemical and Biological Countermeasures: Specific Findings and Recommendations -- 6 The Longer Term- Leadership to Sustain the Commitment -- Appendixes -- A Committee and Staff Biographies -- B Chemical and Biological Agents and Their Effects -- C Additional Information on the Five Commodity Areas -- D Acronyms and Abbreviations.



Sommario/riassunto

U.S. naval forces must be prepared to respond to a broad array of threats. Of increasing importance are those from chemical and biological warfare (CW and BW). To help review its current state of preparedness, the Chief of Naval Operations asked the National Research Council (NRC) to assess the U.S. Navy (TM)s defense capabilities against CW and BW threats. In particular to what extent are they being developed to enable naval forces to sense and analyze quickly the presence of chemical and biological agents, withstand or avoid exposure to such agents, deal with contamination under a broad spectrum of operational conditions, and over what period will these capabilities be realized. This report presents the results of that assessment. It provides an overview of the potential threats, and an evaluation of the Navy (TM)s operations, non-medical programs, and medical countermeasures designed to confront those threats. The report also presents a series of general and specific findings and recommendations based on these assessments.