Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In Part 1 of this 4-part series on Canadian and British military Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) gear, we examine the M256A1 Chemical Warfare Agent Detection Kit, the successor to the L1A1 and C2 kits examined in my previous video: youtube.com/watch?v=P0D4Ph_yRYM&t=2s&pp=ygUfY2hlbWljYWwgd2FyZmFyZSBkZXRlY3Rpb24ga2l0cw%3D%3D

Today I Found Out Video on Nerve Gas: youtube.com/watch?v=2IKauqMZV44&pp=ygUbdG9kYXkgaSBmb3VuZCBvdXQgbmVydmUgZ2Fz

0:00 Introduction
1:29 Development of the M256 Kit
2:38 Component Parts
4:19 Detectable CW Agents
5:05 Lewisite Test Part I
5:28 Blood Agents Test
6:32 Mustard Gas and Phosgene Oxime Test
7:39 Nerve Agent Test
9:37 Lewisite Test Part II
10:05 Comparison to Older Kits
10:25 Training Variants
10:48 Intended Use / Electronic CW Detectors
11:41 Outro

SOURCES
armystudyguide.com/content/Military_Equipment_Information/CBRN_Equipment_Information/m256a1-chemical-agent-det.shtml
https://gulflink.health.mil/m256/section_01.htm
chagrinsehazmat.com/PDF%20Documents/RestrictedFiles/PDF%20Files/M256A1%20Kit%20Instructions.pdf
ntrl.ntis.gov/NTRL/dashboard/searchResults/titleDetail/ADA069704.xhtml