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CHEMICAL DEFENCE EQUIPMENT [1 record]

Record 1 2021-06-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Equipment
  • CBRNE Operations
CONT

[Tear] gas can cause intense irritation and, although normally non-lethal, can result in significant short-term or long-term illness and, in extreme cases, death. Accordingly, only those personnel who have been properly briefed on the risks and fully trained on chemical defence measures and how to use chemical defence equipment may be subjected to training with [tear] gas.

OBS

chemical defence equipment; CDE: designations standardized by NATO.

Key term(s)
  • chemical defense equipment

French

Domaine(s)
  • Matériel militaire
  • Opérations CBRNE
OBS

équipement de défense chimique; CDE : désignations normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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