| A | B |
|---|
| Direct burns caused by teh flash of thermal radiation from the fireball | Flash Burns |
| What causes the most casualties in a nuclear attack? | initial blast and heat of detonation |
| amount of radiation per hour | dose rate |
| actual accumulation of radiation | total dose |
| who has the authority to order the use of nuclear weapons? | President of the US (and Rocket Man?) |
| a type of nuclear burst - 1 | air |
| a type of nuclear burst - 2 | ground |
| a type of nuclear burst - 3 | subsurface |
| 3 types of nuclear bursts | air, ground, subsurface |
| AN VDR-w detects & measures | nuclear radiation from fallout & radioisotopes |
| NBC-1 report determines | the initial detection of NBC weapons usage by the enemy |
| FM ___ covers Nuclear Contamination Avoidance | FM 3-11.3 |
| maximum radiation effect | air burst |
| best way to protect against biological agents | personal hygiene |
| insect used to disseminate biological agents | vector |
| types of insects used as vectors | fleas, ticks, lice, mosquitoes |
| Current US policy regarding the use of biological assets | NO Use |
| use by an enemy of germs or toxins | biological warfare |
| color of biological contamination marker | blue background with red letters |
| Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear contamination avoidance is in | FM3-3 |
| 4 types of microorganisms in biological agents | bacteria, fungi, rickettsiae, viruses |
| best decontamination for biological agents | warm soapy water |
| biological attack would be most effective | cities, large troop concentrations, animals & veg. crops |
| ways chemical agents may be deployed | arterial spray, artillery bombs, individuals (pollution of water, food & supplies), mines, rockets |
| most effective times to use chemical agents | evening & early morning |
| why is evening & early morning best time to use chemical agents | lack of wind & sun |
| 3 categories of chemical agents | persistent, non-persistent, dusty |
| current US policy re: use of chemical assets | No First Use |
| Color of chemical contamination marker | yellow with red letters |
| 4 types of chemical agents | nerve, blister, blood, choking |
| chemical agent - 1 | nerve |
| chemical agent - 2 | blister |
| chemical agent - 3 | blood |
| chemical agent - 4 | choking |
| category of chemical agent - 1 | persistent |
| category of chemical agent - 2 | non-persistent |
| category of chemical agent - 3 | dusty |
