Simulating Chemical Warfare. (Tech Talk).

Given the growing fears in the United States about terrorist attacks with weapons of mass destruction, a U.K. firm is hoping to find new customers for a chemical warfare training system. Argon Electronics, located in Luton, England, launched the so-called GID 3 SIM, a chemical warfare training simulator based on the Graseby GID3 chemical detector.

The GID 3 SIM is designed to complement Camsim, the company's chemical agent monitor training system. In addition to simulating local or wide area nerve and blister attacks, this new simulator reports trainee errors in real time on an instructor control center. "Simulators have a powerful role to play in ensuring users are well trained, while reducing the logistical cost of supporting real detectors," said Argon Electronics managing director Steven Pike.

"We have already received significant interest in the GID 3 SIM, which is the result of two years of development," he said.