1 Course Study Guide Questions And
Answers 2025
What is the first action after detecting discovery in countering a WMD Device? - Answer -
Secure
The mission of Threat Awareness Level (ADT-1) technical first responders is to: - Answer -
Detect, Secure, Isolate, and Communicate.
What Presidential directive or memorandum dictate Interagency Response to Terrorist Threats
or Incidents in the US or Overseas? - Answer - NSPM-36
What process does the FBI use to validate the credibility of a WMD Threat? - Answer - Threat
Credibility Evaluation
The three elements of the Threat Credibility Evaluation are? - Answer - Adversarial Intent
Technical Feasibility
Operational Practicality
Who should be notified/contacted if a possible WMD threat is discovered/detected? - Answer -
The FBI
What does IPC stand for in an EOD/Bomb realm? - Answer - Item of Primary Concern
What are the two types of WMD devices (codified in NSPM-36)? - Answer - Dispersal Device and
Nuclear Device
, How many National Render Safe Teams are there? - Answer - 2 - NCR Team and Domestic Team
What NNSA asset can assist with ground area search? - Answer - RAP Team - Radiation
Assessment Program
What NNSA asset can assist with airborne radiation detection - Answer - Aerial Measuring
System - AMS
In the event of a US nuclear weapons accident, which NNSA organization would respond? -
Answer - Accident Response Group - ARG
Name the three subatomic particles and what they determine. - Answer - Electron - Chemical
Properties
Proton - Number determines the element
Neutron - Number determines nuclear properties
Briefly describe the Law of Conservation of Mass-Energy - Answer - Neither Mass nor Energy
can be created or destroyed.
E = mc^2
What is the difference between Cs-133 and Cs-137 with respect to their nuclei? - Answer - CS-
137 has 4 more neutrons than Cs-133
What is a mixture? - Answer - Atoms or components not chemically bonded together
What is a Compound? - Answer - Atoms of different elements chemically bonded together