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An intelligence capability that will help U.S. forces identify the type of threat warhead to determine how best to destroy the missile while avoiding the release of agent. The capability of killing low flying cruise missiles, UAVs and short range ballistic missiles. The Corps SAM is being developed to close this gap.
Passive Defense. As has been explained and emphasized several times already in this study, defensive WMD measures have gained relative importance in the U.S. deterrence posture. The key to operating in a WMD environment and mitigating their effects is MOPP training. The U.S. Army Chemical School, in the Combined Arms in a Nuclear/Chemical Environment (CANE) tests, found that "training to perform missions under NBC conditions has a rapid payback in unit effectiveness."30 The test conducted with a combined arms force consisting of an augmented light infantry rifle company, combat support (CS), and combat service support (CSS) units revealed that, with 96 hours of intensive training, soldiers learned to operate in MOPP4 and were able to kill three times more OPFOR targets. Given the likelihood that future ground operations will encounter WMD, there is an urgent requirement for CINCs to include integrated joint WMD defense training in peacetime exercises as well as pre-conflict operations. A robust WMD defense training program sends a clear message to potential adversaries. In addition, the following two training capabilities are strongly recommended:
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U.S. forces must work with coalition forces to ensure they conduct WMD defense training and can perform their missions in a WMD environment. The scope of NBC defense training must be expanded at the National Training Center (NTC) and Joint Training Center (JRTC), and in BCTPs, and other joint wargames.
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