FM 3-9: Potential Military Chemical - Biological Agents and Compounds

FM 3-9 Potential Military Chemical - Biological Agents and Compounds

FM 3-9

Potential Military Chemical - Biological Agents and Compounds

Army · FM · Jan 1990

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United States Policy Biological Agents – No Use 1. The United States will not use biological agents, including toxins and all other methods of biological warfare, under any circumstances. 2. The United States will strictly limit biological research to defensive measures. Chemical Agents – No First Use 1. US armed forces will not use lethal or incapacitating chemical agents first. 2. The United States will strictly reserve the right to retaliate, using lethal or incapacitating chemical agents, against an enemy force that has used them on US forces. 3. The authority to order or approve the first retaliatory chemical strike rests with the president of the United States. 4. The United States will avoid risk to civilian populations to the maximum extent possible.

DesignationFM 3-9

EditionJan 1990

StatusSuperseded

FunctionCBRN

CollectionRecent Archive

References 31

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