No fighting dirty: unlike the Cold War when troops and equipment were more often than not expected to fight 'dirty', modern operational scenarios require that troops be cleansed of any chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear contamination.

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No fighting dirty: unlike the Cold War when troops and equipment were more often than not expected to fight 'dirty', modern operational scenarios require that troops be cleansed of any chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear contamination.

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Since the twin towers event of September 2001, many governments are investing in systems to decontaminate civilians in the aftermath of a terrorist chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear attack. Armed forces are also fielding systems to decontaminate forces deployed on expeditionary operations.

Asymmetric warfare means that the threat of such an attack, however remote, cannot be ignored. "While the use of conventional explosives is currently the most likely attack scenario, al-Qaeda and other terrorist groups are attempting to acquire chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear w...

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