Saturday, February 11, 2023

Indo-US joint exercise included "Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) terror response"

In a first, India-US conduct drills on nuke, chemical, bio terror attacks prevention

New Delhi, Feb 11: In a first, Indo-US joint exercise included "Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) terror response" as part of its drill in the ongoing Indo-US joint exercise, Indian Express reported.

"Joint Counter Terror exercise b/w NSG & US Special Operations Forces (SOF) will culminate at #Chennai on 14th Feb after 4 weeks of intense trg & joint anti-terror exercises. The highlight of the Ex was mock drills for CBRN terror response by the two Spl forces," the NSG said in a tweet

"The Joint Exercise, for the first time, simulated a validation exercise for Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) terror response mission. During the mock validation exercise, a terrorist organisation armed with chemical agents threatened to attack a convention hall during an international summit. The objective of the joint exercise by NSG and US (SOF) teams was to rapidly neutralise the terrorists, rescue the hostages safely and deactivate the chemical weapons being carried by the terrorists," an official was quoted by The Indian Express.

Read more at: https://www.oneindia.com/india/in-a-first-india-us-conduct-drills-on-nuke-chemical-bio-terror-attacks-prevention-gen-3522326.html?story=3

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