Protection system of Poland against weapons of mass destruction

Abstract

The article characterises the system of protection of the population, animals, natural environment and infrastructure located in the territory of the Republic of Poland against weapons of mass destruction (WMD), which include nuclear, radiological, biological and chemical weapons. The text is divided into seven parts, which discuss the types of WMD, the WMD protection system as a whole and its five components. Each section outlines the organisational and legal structure of this system and subsystems, and the tasks assigned to each of the bodies that comprise them.