NATO’s Activities Countering WMD in Military Operations

This course familiarizes each participant with NATO Counter-WMD doctrine and approaches by providing an introduction to NATO Counter-WMD activities and planning considerations. Successful completion of this course will enable participants to incorporate counter-WMD activities into their NATO planning efforts.

Learning Objective:
Through this course each student will gain a better understanding of potential and emerging WMD/CBRN threats; national perspectives on counter WMD doctrine, strategy, and policy; and the nonproliferation and counter-proliferation roles and responsibilities of select international organizations. The course further explains NATO’s role in preventing WMD proliferation, its role in counter-proliferation and Counter-WMD, and the relationship between CBRN Defence and Counter-WMD. The course will provide its participants with an understanding of MC 0635 (WMD Disablement Functional Concept); and Counter-WMD planning considerations in accordance with AJP – 3.23 (Counter WMD in Military Operations). Upon successful completion, participants will understand the differences between NATO and national Counter-WMD activities as outlined in AJP – 3.23

Expected Training Audience:
Planners from NATO Command and Force Structures, national Ministries of Defence, subordinate military headquarters or agencies, and  Counter-WMD entities and staff (Intelligence, CBRN Defence, EOD, C-IED, MP, SOF, etc). Attendees should be military officers (OF-3 through OF-5), NCOs (OR-7 through OR-9), or their civilian equivalents

^*PfP – Partnership for Peace; MD – Mediterranean Dialogue; ICI – Istanbul Cooperation Initiative; PatG – Partners across the Globe
^**no fee for the JCBRN Defence COE Sponsoring Nations and Contribution Partner