Description:

This publication provides a multiservice doctrinal reference for planning and executing nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC)defense operations. It provides tactics, techniques, and procedures for planning NBC defense; describes NBC defense capabilities from the services that could be integrated into an area of operations (AO). Guidelines provided in this manual assist commanders and staffs in integrating NBC defense operations into the context of all other AOs. The defensive measures described herein are useful in nuclear environments to the degree that they provide protection against inhalation or ingestion of and skin contact with radioactive debris. This publication does not comprehensively address defense against other nuclear effects—including heat, blast, and direct irradiation.