CBRN Weapons

1. Summarize the term, division and features of CBRN weapons
2. Identify and analyze the factors that influence on the use of CBRN weapons
3. Explain the effects of CBRN weapons effects on environment and society
4. Explain the term, discern and recognise the type of RBC contamination
5. Analyze and compare the physical - chemical properties of warfare agents
6. Explain the toxicological characteristics of warfare agents and assess their effects on living organisms

ex cathedra

ex cathedra

consultation

1. Lectures: Introduction to the course: content, location and significance of course in CBRN; CBRN weapons in general, their historical development: history, features CBRN weapons; Conventions: content and significance of the Chemical, Nuclear, Biological and Toxical Weapons Exercises: Seminar 1
2. Lectures: Chemical weapons: features of the chemical weapons, division ofwarfare agents, equipment for use Exercises: Seminar 2
3. Lectures: Physical-chemical properties of warfare agents: properties, reactivity and stability Exercises: Seminar 3
4. Lectures: Toxicological features of warfare agents: defining toxicity, toxicology division and mechanism of action of poison gas, Symptoms, Treatment Exercises: Seminar 4
5. Lectures: Chemical contamination: concept and features of chemical contamination, contamination of soil and atmosphere Exercises: Seminar 5
6. Lectures: Nuclear weapons: features of the nuclear weapons, the types of radiation and nuclear explosions funding applications of nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons division of the action and intensity Exercises: Seminar 6
7. Lectures: Radioactivity and radioactive decay: term radioactivity decay processes and units; radioactive contamination: concept and features of radioactive contamination; low dose: term low-dose radiation and their sources, the risk of long-term exposure Exercises: Seminar 7
8. Lectures: Effects of the nuclear weapons: the kind of action a nuclear explosion and the effects on humans and materially technical resources Exercises: Seminar 8
9. Lectures: Biological weapons: definition, characteristics, specific effects of biological weapons, types of biological war agents and means for transmitting and / or dissemination of biological war agents Exercises: Seminar 9
10. Lectures: Biological warfare agents: basic characteristics of bacteria, viruses, rickettsia, and fungi; types and characteristics of toxins; genetic engineering in biotechnology: possibility of obtaining modified organisms Exercises: Seminar 10
11. Lectures: The most important infectious diseases whose causes could be used as biological warfare agents: bacterial, viral, fungal and rickettsial diseases and poisoning toxins Exercises: Seminar 11
12. Lectures: Biological contamination: concept and features of biological contamination, contamination of the environment Exercises: Seminar 12
13. Lectures: Meteorology, meteorological elements and phenomena: the concept and mission of meteorology, atmosphere - composition and characteristics, meteorological phenomena, meteorological elements Exercises: Seminar 13
14. Lectures: The influence of meteorological elements and phenomena to the planning of the using and the effects of CBRN weapons (influence of meteorological elements and phenomena in chemical, nuclear and biological weapons) Exercises: Seminar 14
15. Lectures: Countering Improvised Explosive Devices C-IED (C-IED basics, place and role of gender CBRN in C-IED, Glossary and abbreviations (NATO CBRNdictionary of terms and definitions) Exercises: Seminar 15