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CBRNand/orEODbackgrounds.Asmentioned,theImprovisedexplosivedevices(IEDs)couldbesetupas CBRNorCBRNE.Nowthisiswhereitgetsinteresting.WhenwetalkaboutIEDs,wehavecategorizedthem ascontainingfivemajorcomponents:
1.MainCharge(Explosive) 2.Container(SteelPipe,PressureCooker,etc.) 3.Switch(Anti-lift,Remote,etc.) 4.Detonator(BlastingCap,E-Match,etc.)
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IfwewerenottoincludetheMainChargeinaCBRNdevice,thenitwouldbeclassifiedasanimprovised chemicaldispersiondevice(ICDD).Thiswouldthenmorethanlikelyrequirethefolowing:
1.Chemical 2.Container 3.Switch 4.PowerSource
Itisworthexplainingherethattheswitch playsahugelysignificantroleinthesetup. WhenwetalkabouttheswitchinanIED thenweplaceitwithinthreemaincategories ofactivation:Command,Victim,andTime. Thesethreemaincategoriesthensplitdown further into m any subcategories, such as
releaseorlightsensorsforvictim activated switches. Command activated couldbekeyfobsorcelphones,whiletime activated could be digital,chemicalor mechanical.Therearemanymore,butthat g iv e s y o u a n id e a o f h o w th e s w itc h m a y function.
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equipmentthataCBRNthreatwasviablewithinourtraining devices.Aftertheteamswouldconfirm thepresenceofthatthreat,theEODandCBRNteamswouldjointly developaplantoinspectthedevicesfurther(eithervisualyorwithanX-raysystem providedbyTeledyne).
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mostoftheseteamshadneverworkedtogether,eitherbecausetheywerefrom diferentcountriesor hadlimitedprotocols,theseeventsoferedthechancetocooperateandshareideasinasetingverysimilar tohowarealthreatwouldevolve.EODteamsprovidedinteligenceofx-rayinterpretationtodeterminethe devicescomponentsandhow theymaybetriggered.CBRN teamswereabletoshareintelonhow they wouldcontainthespecificthreatinwaysthatincludedsetingsafeperimeters,ensuringtheproperprotective equipmentwasavailable,aswelasdiagnoseanymedicalissuesthatmayariseincaseofdeviceactivation.
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eventplayedoutdiferently,andtheproceduresforapproachinsomecaseshadbeendrasticaly diferentforeachcountryanddepartmentinvolved.TheabilitytosharetheseideasbetweenCBRNandEOD teams,however,highlightedthenecessitytoensurerealistic,jointtrainingforbothgroups.
P e rh a p s th e “E ” in C B R N E s h o u ld b e v ie w e d a s a b rid g e b e tw e e n C B R N a n d E O D , a s th e N C T e v e n t provedthesedepartmentscooperationiscrucialintrainingandinresponsetorealevents.
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