CBRN

Translator’s Foreword

Preface by Dmitry Orlov

Introduction

NUCLEAR AND RADIOLOGICAL RISKS

1. Radioactivity

• Natural Radioactivity
• Man’s Use of Radioactivity

2. Scientific Foundations

• The Structure of Matter
• Radioactivity
• Scales and Units

3. Exposure to Radioactivity

• Scopes and Means of Exposure
• Exposure Sources
• Health Impact
• Conclusion

4. Scenarios

• Remote Irradiation
• Radioactive Contamination

5. Nuclear Power Plants

• The Nuclear Centre of Electricity Production (CNPE)
• Three Miles Island
• Fukushima
• Is the Nuclear Option Safe?
• What About the Waste?
• Chinese Syndrome?
• Could a Nuclear Power Plant Explode Like an Atomic Bomb?

6. Atomic Bombs

• Hiroshima
• Consequences
• The Atom’s Destructive Power
• Fiction

7. Myths

BIOLOGICAL RISKS

1. Living Organisms

• General Facts
• Classification

2. The Biological Threat

• Types of Biological Agents
• Military or Terrorism-Related Biological Agents

3. Examples of Biological Agents

• Bacteria
• Viruses
• Non-Living Biological Agents: Toxins
• Dark Winter: Simulation of a Terrorist Attack

4. Biological Weapons

• Some Examples of Biological Weapons Research
• Dissemination and Penetration Methods

5. Pandemic

• The Plague of Athens
• The Black Death
• Spanish Flu
• The 2013–2015 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa

6. Scenarios

• Unknown Virus
• The Flu

CHEMICAL RISKS

1. A History of Chemical Warfare Agents

• Ancient Times
• World War I
• The Modern Era
• Industrial Toxic Agents

2. The Chemical Threat

• Means of Penetration
• Types of Poisoning
• Main Effects
• Lists and Classification of Chemical Toxic Agents
• List of Industrial Toxic Agents of Operational Importance

3. Conclusion

4. Scenarios

• Toxic Gas
• Chemical Warfare

CBRN INCIDENTS: REACTIONS AND PROTECTION

1. Familiarise Yourself with the Dangers

• Alerts and the Dissemination of Information
• Identifying the Risk

2. Adequate Behaviour

• Confinement
• Evacuation
• Responding to Contamination and Poisoning

3. Fallout Shelters

• The Legacy of the Cold War
• Recent Developments

4. Improvised Shelters

• Necessary Equipment in Shelters

5. Nuclear Attacks

• Attack Plans
• Proliferation and Threats
• Targets
• Reacting to a Nuclear Attack

6. Alimentary Protection

• Obtaining Information
• Health-Related Effects
• The Elimination of Radionuclides
• How to Manage Your Food

KITS AND EQUIPMENT

1. General Kits and Equipment

• Containment Kits
• Bug-Out Bags
• Undressing/Decontamination Kits

2. Protection Equipment

• Respiratory Protection
• Bodily Protection

3. Detection Equipment

• Radioactivity Detectors
• Chemical Agent Detectors
• Biological Agent Detectors

4. CBRN Kits

• Non-CBRN-Dedicated Protection Kits
• ‘Basic’ CBRN Kits
• ‘Intermediary’ CBRN Kits
• ‘Advanced’ CBRN Kits
• CBRN Kits: Conclusion

Conclusion

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Paperback

978-1-912975-66-2

1912975661

English

544

Book

2020-03-06

Arktos Media Ltd