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Passive defenses are measures that reduce the impact of a WMD attack once
it has occurred. Two well-known examples of passive defenses are the use of
protective clothing to reduce the impact of chemical weapons (CW) and the use
of vaccines to reduce the impact of biological weapons (BW).
Passive defenses are, in general, not controversial, but they can raise important
questions. When, for example, should troops be vaccinated and against what?
Should civilians be vaccinated against potential BW agents in peacetime? How
much time and money should be invested in training military forces to cope with
CW and BW in wartime? Can the vaccinations themselves cause harm to recipients?
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