PURPOSE: The purpose of the Nuclear, Biological,
Chemical (NBC) Defense Working Group is to present and offer solutions to
military problems related to NBC defense during military operations.
DISCUSSION: The Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical
Defense Working Group is organized to investigate, educate, and promote the
application of operations research to the problems associated with maintaining
adequate NBC defense of the US Armed Forces. All aspects, to include doctrine,
material, research, development, testing, evaluation and training are addressed.
The group investigates various analytical approaches to NBC
related problems. Sensitivity analyses are emphasized to reveal the limits of
application of solutions and identify critical parameters to be controlled or
considered in contingency plans. These methodologies and presentations involve
analyses to define the magnitude of problems under different input parameters,
environmental modification, NBC survivability standards and NBC agent detection
capabilities.
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WORKING GROUPS:
Working Group 02, Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Defense is a part of
Composite Group A, Strategic and Defense. WG-2 participates in MORSS combined
sessions and individual seminars with all working groups assigned to CG - A.
