Thursday, January 31, 2019
What is it?
The U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Survivability Program aims to increase readiness of Army materiel, allowing Soldiers to fight and survive in CBRN environments. CBRN survivability has two areas:
What are the current and past efforts of the Army?
Within HQDA G-3/5/7, the U.S. Army Nuclear and Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Agency (USANCA) at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, leads the Army CBRN survivability program. USANCA’s collaborative efforts with other organizations, such as HQDA G-8 and the Army Test and Evaluation Command, ensure the Army’s readiness against the threats posed by an increasingly complex global security environment. These efforts include:
What are the continued efforts planned by the Army?
In response to increasing CBRN threats posed by potential adversaries, USANCA leads efforts in seeking ways to improve CBRN survivability of Army materiel by establishing the CBRN Survivability Improvement Program (CSIP). CSIP initiatives include:
Why is this important to the Army?
This program helps to increase the lethality of the force, ensuring the Army is ready for any potential fight. Potential adversaries have increased the role of weapons of mass destruction in their security strategies. In addition to great power competitors, regional state adversaries and sub-state actors are now capable of employing CBRN weapons against the Army and the joint force partners.
A robust CBRN survivability program allows the Army to improve its range and depth of CBRN survivability readiness, compliance, and sustainment for all mission critical systems, and to ensure Soldiers are able to fight, survive, and win in a CBRN environment.
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