Biological defence through the civil protection system analysis and suggestions from the perspective of CBRN defence doctrine
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.51381/adrs.v5i1-2.429Keywords:
biological defence, civil protection, pandemic responseAbstract
Natural and anthropogenic biological threats very often cause mass casualties and destruction, with long-term repercussions to the economy, welfare, security and political stability, and ultimately, to the future progress of the state and its society. For these reasons, the EU Member States have developed national and joint doctrines and strategies that provide for defence systems against the above threats, based on mass mobilization and mass response of all available capacities. The joint military response resides within NATO’s Joint CBRN Defence apparatus, while the civilian counterpart system is within the EU’s Civil Protection Mechanism. At the national level, each country develops its own, yet compatible systems. In the Republic of Croatia, strategic documents and laws on the development of the Homeland Security System and the Civil Protection System have been adopted. Biological threats, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic, are among such developments and require a systemic response. However, hardly anywhere in the world, not even in the EU and its Member States, have the relevant response systems worked.
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