NATO’s Activities Countering WMD in Military Operations
- Date: 19/04/2027 - 22/04/2027
- Status: NATO Approved
- ETOC code: WMD-MD-36866
- Security level: NATO Secret (requires security clearance validation)*
- Course fee: 250 EUR**
- Seats: min 15, max 25 participants
- Deadline for enrollment: 05/03/2027
- Venue: Joint Force Command Brunssum Headquarters, The Netherlands
Description:
This course familiarises each participant with NATO Counter-WMD (CWMD) doctrine and approaches by providing an introduction to NATO CWMD 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 CWMD doctrine, strategy, and policy; and the Countering WMD roles and responsibilities of select international
organisations. The course further explains NATO’s role in Countering WMD, and the relationship between CBRN Defence and CWMD. The course will provide its participants with an understanding of MC 0635 (WMD Disablement Functional Concept) and CWMD planning considerations in accordance with AJP – 3.23 (Countering WMD in Military Operations). Upon successful completion, participants will understand the differences between NATO and national CWMD activities as outlined in AJP – 3.23.
Expected Training Audience:
Attendees should be military officers (OF-3 through OF-5), NCOs (OR-7 through OR-9) or their civilian counterparts. This is a cross-disciplinary course, of interest to those from the Intelligence, EOD, C-IED, MP, SOF, and CBRN Defence discipline amongst others. The target audience is planners from the NATO Command Structure, NATO Force Structure, national Ministries of Defence, subordinate military headquarters or agencies, and counter-WMD entities.
*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