Knudson G B
Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Radiation Medicine Department, 8901 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda, MD 20889-5603, USA.
Mil Med. 2001 Dec;166(12 Suppl):63-5.
Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their associated delivery systems pose a major threat to the national security of the United States. The Department of Defense is pursuing a number of activities to counter paramilitary and terrorist threats from nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) agents. These efforts include supporting, training, and equipping the U.S. Army Reserves (USAR) for the medical management of physical injuries and psychological trauma resulting from the use of NBC weapons both in the United States and overseas. The USAR will play an important role in responding to a WMD incident because most of the Army's support assets are in the USAR. The USAR is training to perform its mission in an NBC-contaminated environment by engaging in realistic WMD exercises using state-of-the-art protective equipment and medical support. Realistic training builds confidence in medical defenses and in NBC protective equipment. This translates into accomplishing the mission while minimizing the psychological and physical casualties in an NBC-contaminated battlefield or in support of a WMD terrorist incident.
大规模杀伤性武器及其相关运载系统对美国国家安全构成重大威胁。美国国防部正在开展多项活动，以应对来自核、生物和化学（NBC）制剂的准军事和恐怖主义威胁。这些努力包括支持、训练和装备美国陆军后备队（USAR），以便对美国国内外使用NBC武器造成的身体伤害和心理创伤进行医疗管理。USAR将在应对大规模杀伤性武器事件中发挥重要作用，因为陆军的大部分支援资产都在USAR。USAR正在通过使用最先进的防护装备和医疗支持进行逼真的大规模杀伤性武器演习，训练在NBC污染环境中执行任务。逼真的训练增强了对医疗防御和NBC防护装备的信心。这意味着在NBC污染的战场或支持大规模杀伤性武器恐怖事件时，既能完成任务，又能将心理和身体伤亡降至最低。
