The United States Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) donated chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) detection equipment worth USD $2.1 million to the Kingdom of Thailand’s Department of Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (DDPM) during a handover ceremony on December 9, 2022 at DDPM headquarters in Bangkok.

 

Mr. David L. Musgrave, Director of On-Site Inspection and Building Partner Capacity at DTRA, and Mr. Boontham Lertsukekasem, Director-General of the DDPM, provided remarks, noting the close partnership between the United States and the Kingdom of Thailand to address the risk of CBRN weapons, including the ongoing training provided by the United States to build Thailand’s capacity to detect and counter weapons of mass destruction. The handover ceremony officially transferred over 200 pieces of equipment, which included the necessary training to effectively operate and maintain the sophisticated detection equipment.

 

For over two centuries, the U.S.-Thai relationship has evolved into a robust friendship, partnership, and alliance that benefits both our people and the broader Indo-Pacific region. Our security alliance ensures that we are prepared to address the future threats that affect both our countries, such as climate change, pandemics, and humanitarian crisis. The DTRA-DDPM partnership to reduce the risk from weapons of mass destruction is another example of how strong U.S.-Thai security ties benefit both our countries and our people.

 

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If they can't sail a navy boat, what makes them think they can detect a nuclear or radioactive threat ? 

Hope it works better than the golf toy that they bought a few years ago.

Thailand, always looking for handouts.

 

Guess what Thailand, when you take handouts you aren't in a partnership you are a beggar.

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

transferred over 200 pieces of equipment, which included the necessary training to effectively operate and maintain the sophisticated detection equipment.

 

... and maintain the sophisticated detection equipment ...

It will probably not work for even 1 month ... maintenance of sophisticated equipment is something strange to the natives here ... should have better given some cash , they know what to do with that at least ...

Why not donate something they really need, like life vests?

1 hour ago, Jaybott said:

Why not donate something they really need, like life vests?

Or sonar so they pinpoint the lost ship.

Next week the CCP will get it and copy. 

U. S.  When will you ever learn! 

12 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

If they can't sail a navy boat, what makes them think they can detect a nuclear or radioactive threat ? 

No worries.. Thailand will invite specialists from China to explain it all.....