Tailoring the Military Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Response Enterprise

Abstract

Presently, the Department of Defense s Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise consists of a wide array of Title 10 forces within control of U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and numerous Title 32 formations generated by the National Guard. The dedicated response force consists of over 18,000 service members. This expansive enterprise is costly to maintain and service members dedicated to CBRN response units are generally unavailable to the services for overseas deployment purposes. In coming times of increased fiscal restraint and reduced force levels, the Department of Defense (DOD) should consider reducing the size and scope of this enterprise. To properly resize the enterprise, a realistic assessment of the CBRN risk to the Homeland must be considered, and the improved capability of the civil response enterprise must be recognized.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2013
Accession Number
ADA589816

Entities

People

  • Anthony P. Digiacomo

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Homeland Security
  • Disasters
  • Emergency Response
  • Governments
  • Health Services
  • Homeland Security
  • Military Science
  • National Governments
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Public Policy
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • United States Northern Command
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Systems Analysis and Design