Russian Federation Ministry of Defense: Official Action Plan
Biological Warfare/Pathogen Outbreak
The widespread exposure of the public to biological weapons or a highly infectious pathogen presents a critical risk to national security and may result in mass casualties and destabilization of government authority. In the event of such an outbreak martial law must be enacted immediately in order mitigate both immediate and long term effects of the pathogen.
There are two possible routes which the public may be exposed to a pathogen; direct biological attack on the federation/ internal pathogen origin, or by the spread of the pathogen over international borders.
In the first scenario in which biological weapons or a pathogen is released within a Russian population the first response must be to quarantine the entirety of the city or settlement where the outbreak is reported under martial law. The nearest military detachment in conjunction with local police forces is to issue the quarantine. This is to include suspension of rail, air and road traffic exiting the city. Military checkpoints are to be positioned at all roads exiting the city and manned patrols are to be carried out along the city borders. Once quarantine has been imposed military forces are to oversee the distribution of supplies to those under quarantine and to assist scientific teams in diagnosing and treating the pathogen. All forces entering or maintaining the quarantine area are to be issued equipment to prevent exposure to potential pathogens through contact, air, or water contamination. On a national scale, air and rail transportation are to be temporarily suspended within 750km of the affected zone.
The primary military focus is the containment of the pathological element and therefore the use of deadly force is authorized in the enforcement of the quarantine zone.
In the second scenario in which a bioweapon or pathogen is released in a country outside of the Russian Federation the issue of primary national concern is the prevention of the spread of the pathogen across the Russian border. In the event of a pathogen breakout Russian authorities are to suspend all trade and shipping between Russia and the affected area. No planes from affected areas, or which have been in affected areas within 6 months will be permitted to land within Russia. All ships and vessels which have been within territorial waters or have made port in an affected country within 6 months will be subject to a 12 nautical mile security limit from Russian shores; all violating vessels will be considered military targets. All transportation of animals into Russia regardless of port of origin will be subject to a 6 month security quarantine. All human traffic entering Russia which has been within the affected area in the prior 6 months will be subject to a 2 week quarantine during which medical tests will be performed before being granted entry into Russia. This will effectively form a medical quarantine of all persons entering the country. To enforce these quarantines Russian ground forces will support existing border security in preventing undocumented entry of goods and persons into the country. The Air Force will be ordered to perform regular patrols of maritime borders in partnership with the Navy to maintain the security of nautical borders.
If the pathogen makes landfall within Russian borders full martial law as in scenario 1 is to be imposed. Air and rail traffic is to be suspended 750km in all directions from the affected zone and military checkpoints will be organized to prevent land travel in a 450 km radius of the affected zone. Lethal force is authorized in maintaining quarantine zones.
Russian Federation Ministry of Defense
Anatoly Serdyukov
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