# Photo of Russian soldiers in NBC suits

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 30, 2006, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-of-russian-soldiers-in-nbc-suits/382299 "2006-11-30T06:47:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2006, 6:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-of-russian-soldiers-in-nbc-suits/382299/1 "2006-11-30T06:47:05Z")

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I recall seeing a photo a while ago of a line of Russian soldiers, dressed in full NBC suits head-to-toe. The suits were green, made of a rubber material, and fastened with a long line of large round buttons all the way down the front. There were maybe 15 or 20 soldiers all standing in a line facing the camera.

Has anyone else seen this image? Anyone know where I can find it online?

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**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2006, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-of-russian-soldiers-in-nbc-suits/382299/2 "2006-11-30T14:29:51Z")

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You mean the ones with the peacock just above the hanky pocket? Maybe Marv Albert has one in his closet somewhere, next to the rubber teddy… 😃

For those who don’t want to have to look it up, NBC stands for Nuclear, Chemical & Biological…

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**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2006, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-of-russian-soldiers-in-nbc-suits/382299/3 "2006-11-30T15:52:07Z")

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It’s not this one is it?

[http://gumaky.idisk.cz/masks/images/cbwnbc.jpg](http://gumaky.idisk.cz/masks/images/cbwnbc.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2006, 5:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/photo-of-russian-soldiers-in-nbc-suits/382299/4 "2006-11-30T17:39:57Z")

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That’s not the one, unfortunately. I remembered where I saw the image: it was in a Maxim magazine. (Yes, there was a time when I considered this to be classy literature.)

But getting back to your link - I looked at the main page and found [this image.](http://gumaky.idisk.cz/masks/images/group.jpg) I think it is really hilarious, for some reason.