Improving the Chemical Biological Defense Program
Abstract
The Department of Defense Chemical Biological Defense Program (CBDP) is a key component of a comprehensive national strategy to counter the threat of chemical and biological weapons as outlined in the 2002 National Strategy to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD). This national strategy is based on three principal pillars: 1) Counterproliferation to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction Use, 2) Strengthen Nonproliferation to Combat Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation, and 3) Consequence Management to Respond to WMD Use. The CBDP focuses on the first and third pillars of this strategy. The CBDP facilitates capabilities development for the Combating WMD mission areas of passive defense, consequence management, interdiction, and elimination operations. The CBDP supports strategic initiatives to improve chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) defense preparedness, to reduce risks to the Warfighter, and to field the appropriate capabilities for sustained military operations with minimal degradation in combat effectiveness caused by CBRN hazards. This Strategy Research Paper (SRP) addresses CBDP improvements that the Department of Defense can implement with minimal difficulty and at no significant cost.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 13, 2009
- Accession Number
- ADA498051
Entities
People
- Michael D. Bolluyt
Organizations
- United States Army War College