CBRN
Adjective
Meaning
CBRN (not comparable)
(military, US, emergency medicine) Initialism of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear, used to remember the four types of weapons of mass destruction.
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Comparatively, most NATO soldiers seem to only train occasionally with CBRN equipment, with monthly familiarization at most.
"Currently, all the drones are in the research and development phase globally and no one has come up with a one-stop shop solution for utilising drones in the CBRN response," he said.
Medical countermeasures Medical countermeasures ("MCMs") are products such as biologics and pharmaceutical drugs that can protect from or treat the effects of a chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear ("CBRN") attack.
These are at the time of writing eight reconnaissance/intelligence companies, four CBRN -platoons, a movcon platoon, an engineer platoon, and a military police unit.
They also have a number of other, specialist roles, including Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) defence and training other, air force personnel in basic ground defence tactics.