Use of Medical Countermeasures to Protect Armed Forces During the Gulf War

During the Gulf War a range of medical countermeasures were used, or available to be used, to protect British troops against Iraqi chemical and biological weapons (CBW). This paper sets out the background to these matters, including an explanation of the threat assessment at the time, the relevant scientific research upon which decisions were based, and more details of the specific medical countermeasures which were used or put in place.