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With the growing risk of unconventional weapons proliferation, defense against Chemical, Biological
and Radiological/Nuclear (CBRN) threats is becoming more acute. Israel has been facing threats
of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) for many years, and has established comprehensive means
for the protection of its military and emergency units and the civilian population.

These defenses range from individual and collective protection systems for military vehicles, military
installations and emergency evacuation and medical treatment facilities, to personal protection gear.
Today, Israel maintains one of the worlds most advanced defenses against unconventional attack
through CBRN weapons.

Advanced protection equipment produced by Israeli CBRN defense specialist companies includes
individual protective systems for soldiers and CBRN defense specialists, and collective protection
systems for vehicles, equipping combat vehicles of various types. Specialized CBRN protection is
also provided for emergency services such as Medevac points and emergency rooms in hospitals.

Protecting operational facilities in a disaster zone or areas infected by CBRN or other Hazardous
Materials (HAZMAT), complete collective ventilation and filtration systems are applied, to supply
clean and fresh air to shelters, hospitals, schools, nurseries and kindergartens, retirement homes,
command posts, tents and vehicles – allowing people to operate inside protected environments
without gas masks or any other type of protective equipment.

In addition to the hardware and systems, local companies are able to provide consultancy, planning
and training services to civil defense and homeland security establishments worldwide, based on
the extensive experience gained by Israel’s civil defense specialists.

More Civil Defense offerings from Israeli companies are available through the “Israel Homeland
Defense Directory 2013-2014” also published by SIBAT.