Background
This section of PDHealth.mil provides information and guidance for both healthcare providers and
servicemembers regarding the health-related aspects of Weapons of Mass Destruction. Weapons of Mass
Destruction (WMD) is a term used to describe a weapon with the capacity to indiscriminately kill or
incapacitate. The phrase broadly encompasses several areas of weapons, including nuclear, biological,
chemical (NBC) and, increasingly, radiological weapons.
Table of Contents. The following web pages have been developed to provide information,
guidance, and related links on the following topics:
Related Links
- CBD & CPD Website (Official Web site of the Office of the Special Assistant Chemical and Biological Defense and Chemical Demilitarization Program whose mission is to lead, guide, and integrate the DoD Chemical and Biological Defense Program.)
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) (Consolidates a variety of US Defense Department functions to deal more effectively with the threats posed by nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons.)
- Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense (Joint Services single focal point for research, development, acquisition, fielding and life-cycle support of chemical and biological defense equipment and medical countermeasures.)
- Joint Service Chemical Biological Information System (JSCBIS) (The Joint Service Chemical Biological Information System (JSCBIS) supports the Chemical Biological Defense Program (CBDP).)
- CBRN Defense Information Analysis Center (CBRNIAC) (Serves as the focal point for DoD Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense scientific and technical information)
- Edgewood Chemical Biological Center (ECBC) (The nation's principal research and development center for non-medical chemical and biological defense.)
- DHHS Public Health Emergency Page (Office for the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Department of Health and Human Services Web Page providing information on public health and medical emergency support for natural and man-made disasters for individuals, clinicians, businesses, and government planners.)
- CDC Emergency Preparedness and Response Web Site (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web Site intended to increase the nation's ability to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies.)
- Management of Public Health Emergencies: A Resource Guide for Physicians and Other Community Responders, American Medical Association (This Resource Guide provides quick access to current information on preparing for any emergency and accessing assistance. It is intended to help physicians and other health professionals recognize and respond to a potential mass casualty situation and notify appropriate authorities.)
- MedicalCountermeasures.gov (Provides a central source of information on U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) initiatives regarding research, development, and acquisition of medical countermeasures for public health emergencies, both naturally occurring and intentional.)
- Force Health Protection and Readiness, The Chemical-Biological Warfare Exposures Site(Provides service members, veterans, their families and the public with information on the testing of chemical and biological warfare agents from 1942 to 1975. The Web site presents sections on World War II, Project 112/SHAD (Shipboard Hazard and Defense), and the Cold War.)
- DoD Instruction 6200.02, Application of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Rules to Department of Defense Force Health Protection Programs, 27 Feb 08 (Policy for application of FDA rules to DoD FHP programs involving medical products required to be used under an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) or an investigational new drug (IND) application.)
- Weapons of Mass Destruction, Emergency Management and Medical Web Sites, 28 Oct 11 (List of internet sites for emergency planning, in particular Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) and medical emergency planning on Yale New Haven Health System Web site.)
