LESSON 3
PRACTICE EXERCISE
The following items will test your grasp of the material covered in this
lesson.
There is only one correct answer for each item.
When you
complete the exercise, check your answer with the answer key that
follows. If you answer any item incorrectly, study again that part of
the lesson which contains the portion involved.
SITUATION: You are assigned to the NBCC in Corps.
Several NBC 1
(Nuclear) Reports have been received by the NBCE and forwarded to
Division. Based upon your actions, the situation will be developed for
response to a nuclear attack.
1.
Who grants approval for our initial use of nuclear weapons?
A.
Division Commander
B.
Theater Commander
C.
Army Chief-of-Staff
D.
President of the United States
2.
When several initial NBC 1 (Nuclear) Reports are received by the
NBCE from different units on the same burst, what should the NBCE
do?
A.
Determine which NBC 1 (Nuclear) Report is most correct and
retransmit it to Corps with a FLASH precedence.
B.
Consolidate them into an NBC 2 (Nuclear) Report and send it to
Corps with an IMMEDIATE precedence.
C.
Retransmit all initial NBC 1 (Nuclear) Reports to Corps using
a FLASH precedence.
D.
Retransmit one NBC 1 (Nuclear) Report to Corps using a FLASH
precedence and hold the others.
3.
If nuclear burst information becomes available that is not normally
reported in NBC 1 (Nuclear) Reports, what may the user do?
A.
Disregard that information.
B.
Use other letter items to report the information.
C.
Report the information in a situation report.
D.
4.
What is an NBC 2 (Nuclear) Report normally based upon?
A.
Data from an effective downwind message
B.
Two or more NBC 1 (Nuclear) Reports
C.
Data submitted to higher headquarters from company size-units
D.
One NBC 1 (Nuclear) Report from a reporting unit
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