DEVELOPMENT OF OPERATIONAL CAPABILITIES OF THE CZECH ARMED FORCES CHEMICAL CORPS WITHIN ITS INVOLVEMENT IN THE INTEGRATED RESCUE SYSTEM OPERATIONS

Abstract

The Czech Armed Forces Chemical Corps is designated for fulfillment of the most
complicated tasks coming from a reaction on crisis situation connected with the weapons of
mass destruction and toxic industrial materials leakage. Deployment of the Chemical Corps
units comes out from demand of realization of the chemical support and chemical, biological,
radiological and nuclear defense and toxic industrial materials in the whole spectrum if
military operations. These one can be conducted not only in foreign countries in a framework
ow wider Alliance efforts, but also in the Czech Republic area as a part of the Integrated
Rescue System. The paper deals with the newest technological devices of the decontamination
and monitoring of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear situation which have been
established into the armament of the Czech Armed Forces Chemical Corps in the recent time.
The Nuclear, biological and Chemical Defence Institute´s specialists took a part within
a process of development, production, testing and establishment.