Scientific and Technical Analysis of the Main Trends in Research during the Development of New Decontaminants and Decontaminating Equipment

The article is concerned with the current system of the decontaminants and decontamination equipment of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The authors indicate that the main decontamination work during the fighting with the use of weapons of mass destruction must be done by the soldiers themselves with the application of the decontamination equipment at their disposal. This equipment should be repairable, simple and convenient in use, not expensive in production and have extended storage life. Military units of radiological, chemical and biological defence should be involved in the most difficult and responsible decontamination operations, connected with the decontamination of the command and control centers, large-size military equipment and individual protection equipment. The article is concerned with the main trends in the research, connected with the creation of new, more advanced individual means of decontamination, development of portable decontamination equipment, decontaminants and ways of decontamination.

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