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Annual NBC Defense Report

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Table of Contents

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY i

INTRODUCTION . xi

CHAPTERS

1 DOD CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE PROGRAM MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT .

1-1

1.1 Management Implementation Efforts . 1-1

1.1.1 Management Reviews 1-1

1.1.2 Coordination and Integration of the Program . 1-1

1.2 Organizational Relationships 1-2

1.3 Technology Base Review and Assessment . 1-4

1.4 DARPA Biological Warfare Defense Program Management 1-5

1.5 Funds Management . 1-5

1.6 NBC Defense Program Management Assessment 1-7

2 NON-MEDICAL NBC WARFARE DEFENSE REQUIREMENTS AND R&D PROGRAM STATUS. 2-

2.1 Introduction 2-1

2.2 NBC Defense Mission Area Requirements and RDA Summary 2-3

2.3 Contamination Avoidance (Detection, Identification and Warning) 2-3

2.3.1 Contamination Avoidance Science and Technology Efforts 2-3

2.3.1.1 Goals and Timeframes . 2-3

2.3.1.2 Potential Payoffs and Transition Opportunities. 2-4

2.3.1.3 Major Technical Challenges . 2-4

2.3.2 Contamination Avoidance Modernization Strategy. 2-5

2.3.3 Joint Service Contamination Avoidance Programs 2-7

2.3.4 Warning and Reporting 2-9

2.3.5 Other Contamination Avoidance Programs. 2-9

2.3.6 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Programs 2-10

2.4 Protection . 2-11

2.4.1 Protection Science and Technology Efforts 2-11

2.4.1.1 Individual Protection Goals and Timeframes 2-11

2.4.1.2 Collective Protection Goals and Timeframes 2-11

2.4.1.3 Potential Payoffs and Transition Opportunities. 2-12

2.4.1.4 Major Technical Challenges . 2-12

2.4.2 Protection Modernization Strategy. 2-12

2.4.3 Joint Service Protection Programs . 2-16

2.4.4 Other Protection Programs 2-19

2.5 Decontamination . 2-20

2.5.1 Decontamination Science and Technology Efforts 2-20

2.5.1.1 Goals and Timeframes . 2-20

2.5.1.2 Potential Payoffs and Transition Opportunities. 2-20

2.5.1.3 Major Technical Challenges . 2-21

2.5.2 Decontamination Modernization Strategy 2-21

2.5.3 Joint Service Decontamination Programs . 2-23

2.5.4 Other Decontamination Programs 2-23

2.6 Non-Medical CB Defense Requirements Assessment. 2-24

3 MEDICAL NBC WARFARE DEFENSE REQUIREMENTS AND R&D PROGRAM STATUS. 3-1

3.1 Requirements 3-1

3.1.1 Introduction . 3-1

3.1.2 Challenges in the Medical NBC Warfare Defense Programs . 3-2

3.1.3 Reducing Reliance on Research Animals 3-4

3.1.4 Medical Program Organization 3-4

3.2 Medical Chemical Defense Research Program . 3-5

3.2.1 Goals. 3-5

3.2.2 Objectives 3-6

3.2.3 Threats, Countermeasures, Technical Barriers, Status, and Accomplishments 3-7

3.3 Medical Biological Defense Research Program 3-7

3.3.1 Goals. 3-7

3.3.2 Objectives 3-7

3.3.3 Threats, Countermeasures, and Technical Barriers . 3-10

3.3.4 DARPA Programs . 3-11

3.4 Medical Nuclear (Radiological) Defense Research Program. 3-12

3.4.1 Goals. 3-12

3.4.2 Objectives 3-13

3.4.3 Threats, Countermeasures, Technical Barriers, and Accomplishments 3-13

3.5 Medical NBC Research Projection. 3-15

3.6 Medical R&D Requirements Assessment. 3-16

4 NBC WARFARE DEFENSE LOGISTICS STATUS 4-1

4.1 Introduction 4-1

4.2 NBC Defense Logistics Management 4-3

4.3 Quantities, Characteristics, and Capabilities . 4-5

4.4 Logistics Status. 4-5

4.5 Peacetime Requirement . 4-10

4.6 Funding. 4-11

4.7 Industrial Base 4-12

4.8 NBC Defense Logistics Support Assessment . 4-13

Appendix 1: Breakout of Service War Requirements, Stocks On-Hand, and Planned Acquisitions 4-

Appendix 2: Fielded NBC Defense Items – Issues and Concerns 4-29

1. Contamination Avoidance 4-29

2. Individual Protection 4-30

3. Collective Protection 4-32

4. Decontamination 4-34

5. Medical 4-35

5 NBC DEFENSE READINESS AND TRAINING 5-1

5.1 Introduction 5-1

5.2 Joint NBC Defense Doctrine . 5-1

5.2.1 Joint NBC Defense Doctrine Program Management. 5-2

5.2.2 Joint NBC Defense Doctrine Development Program 5-2

5.2.3 Army Medical Doctrine Development Program 5-2

5.2.4 Air Force Medical Doctrine Development Program 5-3

5.2.5 Marine Corps Doctrine 5-3

5.3 Standards/Proficiency and Currency 5-4

5.3.1 Army. 5-4

5.3.2 Air Force . 5-9

5.3.3 Navy 5-11

5.3.4 Marine Corps. 5-12

5.4 NBC Defense Professional Training. 5-14

5.4.1 Joint NBC Defense Professional Training. 5-14

5.4.2 Army NBC Defense Professional Training 5-15

5.4.3 Air Force NBC Defense Professional Training . 5-17

5.4.4 Navy CBR Defense Professional Training 5-18

5.4.5 Marine Corps NBC Defense Professional Training . 5-19

5.5 Training in a Toxic Chemical Environment 5-21

5.6 Integration of Realism/Wargames/Exercises 5-22

5.6.1 Simulations and Wargames 5-22

5.6.2 Joint NBC Training/Joint and Combined Exercises. 5-23

5.7 Initiatives 5-26

5.7.1 Joint 5-26

5.7.2 Army. 5-27

5.7.3 Air Force . 5-28

5.7.4 Navy 5-29

5.7.5 Marine Corps. 5-30

5.7.6 Emergency Response: Army Medical Response 5-31

5.8 Readiness Reporting System 5-35

5.9 NBC Defense Training and Readiness Assessment. 5-35

6 STATUS OF DOD EFFORTS TO IMPLEMENT THE CHEMICAL WEAPONS CONVENTION. 6-1

6.1 Introduction 6-1

6.2 Department of Defense Implementation of the CWC . 6-1

6.3 Safety Orientation for Inspectors . 6-2

6.4 Preparation of Defense Installations. 6-2

6.5 Defense Treaty Inspection Readiness Program. 6-3

6.6 Article X Assistance and Other Assistance. 6-3

6.7 Verification Technology 6-3

ANNEXES

A Contamination Avoidance Programs . A-1

1. Fielded and Production Items . A-1

2. RDTE Items. A-10

B Non-Medical Protection Programs B-1

1. Fielded and Production Items . B-1

2. RDTE Items. B-14

C Decontamination Programs . C-1

1. Fielded and Production Items . C-1

2. RDTE Items. C-4

D Joint Medical Chemical, Biological, and Nuclear Defense Research Programs . D-1

D.1 Medical Chemical Defense Research Program D-1

D.2 Medical Biological Defense Research Program . D-10

D.3 Medical Nuclear (Radiological) Defense Research Program D-26

E Joint Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical, Defense Program Summary E-1

F Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Defense Internet Sites F-1

G Statement Regarding Chemical and Biological Defense Programs Involving Human Subjects F-1

H Congressional Reporting Requirement: 50 USC 1523 . G-1

I Acronyms and Abbreviations. I-1