NATO HANDBOOK FOR SAMPLING AND IDENTIFICATION OF RADIOLOGICAL AGENTS (SIRA) - VOLUME II - FORENSIC (ED 2; To obtain please contact your national Defense Standardization Office or the NATO Standardization Office website: http:/ so.nato.int so@ Phone: +32 (
This volume of the handbook should be used by NATO commanders and their NBC staffs responsible for conducting operational SIRA missions. It is also intended for use by military and civilian personnel who would likely be tasked to participate as members of the various SIRA teams described later in the text. This handbook provides the technical basis for SIRA operations and it describes the personnel@ training@ equipment and procedures required to conduct SIRA missions. This handbook is intended to be applied in military operations other than general nuclear war. Purpose The purpose of this handbook is to provide procedural guides for sampling and identification of radiological agents (SIRA) missions in support of NATO operations.