| Joint Chemical Agent Detector
(JCAD): The Future of Chemical Agent Detection
March 2000
Charles E. Laljer, The MITRE Corporation
ABSTRACT
The Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD) will provide state of the
art chemical warfare agent detection capability to ground vehicle operators.
Intelligence sources estimate that over twenty countries have active
chemical weapons programs. The spread of chemical weapons (and the industrial
capability for manufacture) to third world nations, coupled with the
potential for U.S. involvement in these areas in an operational or support
capacity, increases the probability that the Joint Services may encounter
chemical agents and toxic industrial materials anywhere in the world.
Currently, fielded chemical agent detectors are bulky, labor intensive,
and subject to false readings. No legacy detector is sensitive enough
to provide detection and warning of the low dose hazards associated
with miosis contamination.
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