Title: Individual preparedness and response to : chemical, radiological, nuclear, and biological terrorist attacks /
Authors: Davis, Lynn E. 1943-; Public Safety and Justice Program (Rand Corporation)
Publisher: Rand,
Year: 2003
Subjects: Radioactive Hazard Release; Nuclear Warfare; Disaster Planning; Community Participation; Chemical Warfare; Bioterrorism; Survival; Weapons of mass destruction Safety measures.; Nuclear terrorism Safety measures.; Bioterrorism Safety measures.; Chemical terrorism Safety measures.
Abstract: Individual preparedness is an important element of our nation's strategy for homeland security. This report adopts a scenario-driven approach that provides a rigorous way to identify actions-linked specifically to terrorist attacks-individuals can take to protect their health and safety. The result is an individual's strategy across four types of terrorist attacks-chemical, radiological, nuclear, and biological-consisting of overarching goals and simple and directive response and preparatory actions. The actions are appropriate regardless of likelihood of an attack, scale of attack, or government alert level; designed to be sensitive to potential variations; and defined in terms of simple rules that should be easy for individuals to adopt. A reference card included at the back of the guide encapsulates the key points and can be removed for display in a prominent place.
Contents: Scenario approach to developing an individual's strategy -- An individual's strategy -- Conclusions : Our recommended individual's strategy ; Comparison with current terrorism guidelines ; How can our approach be used in the future?