Chemical and biological equipment: preparing for a toxic battlefield : hearing before the Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs, and International Relations of the Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, second session, October 1, 2002U.S. Government Printing Office, 2003 - 160 páginas |
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ALLEN answer Army assessment BDOS biological attack biological defense equipment Biological Defense Program biological warfare biological weapons BLOOMER capabilities CB defense CBDP CBRN Chairman chemical and biological chemical or biological Christopher Shays commanders committee contaminated environment DECKER defective suits defense items Defense Logistics Agency Department of Defense deploying DOD's DSCP ensemble enterprise resource planning field GILMAN gloves going GOLDFEIN hearing identified improvements individual protective equipment Inspector integrated inventory management Iraq issue JOHNSON-WINEGAR JSLIST suits KUCINICH major theater Marine Corps mask materiel ment military services million suits NBC defense operational overgarments oversight panel percent personnel Program Manager protective suits question responsibility risk Saddam Hussein SCHAKOWSKY SCHMITZ Secretary of Defense service members SHAYS shelf-life shortages STEENSMA subcommittee Technology Readiness Levels testimony Thank threat TIERNEY troops U.S. forces units warfighter
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Página 117 - Before the House Committee on Government Reform, Subcommittee on National Security, Veterans Affairs and International Relations, May 17, 2001 Mr.
Página 106 - Technology has been proven to work in its final form and under expected conditions. In almost all cases, this TRL represents the end of true system development. Examples include developmental test and evaluation of the system in its intended weapon system to determine if it meets design specifications.
Página 83 - CBRN defense items maintained at unit level use either manual records or a semi-automated tracking system. Stocks held at wholesale level are maintained using a separate automated system. Currently, there is little connectivity between the two systems. As a result, there is limited Service level asset visibility for CBRN defense items.
Página 1 - Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. Christopher Shays (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives Shays, Terry, Biggert, and Blagojevich.
Página 106 - Component and/or breadboard validation in laboratory environment. 5. Component and/or breadboard validation in relevant environment. 6. System/subsystem model or prototype demonstration in a relevant environment. 7. System prototype demonstration in an operational environment. 8. Actual system completed and "flight qualified" through test and demonstration.
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Página 1 - Su, minority professional staff member; and Jean Gosa, minority assistant clerk. Mr. SHAYS. A quorum being present, the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations hearing entitled, "Effective Strategies Against Terrorism,
Página 32 - Chemical and biological weapons are generally easier to develop, hide, and deploy than nuclear weapons and will be more readily available to those with the will and resources to attain them. More than two dozen states or non-state groups either have, or have an interest in acquiring, chemical weapons, and there are a dozen countries believed to have biological warfare programs. I expect...