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COUNTERING WMD

A soldier from the 23rd Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Battalion trains on weapons of mass
destruction site exploitation skills during a field training exercise 31 May 2013 in the Republic of Korea.
(Photo courtesy of 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team PAO)

The Challenge of
Countering Weapons
of Mass Destruction on
the Korean Peninsula
Lt. Col. Scott Daulton, U.S. Army, and
Lt. Col. Bill Shavce, U.S. Army

W

eapons of mass destruction (WMD)
create challenges for the U.S. Army that
will not go away in the near term. It is

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apparent that the future operating environment will include a variety of state or nonstate actors that will seek
to counter U.S. influence or hold U.S. or allied forces
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