Individual preparedness and response to chemical, radiological, nuclear, and biological terrorist attacks
By: Lynn E. Davis ... [et al.]
Contributors: Davis, Lynn E. 1943-; Alfred P. Sloan Foundation; Public Safety and Justice Program (Rand Corporation)
Series: MR (Rand Corporation) -- MR-1731
Publisher: Rand, Public Safety and Justice; Rand
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 161
Subjects: Weapons of mass destruction -- Safety measures; Nuclear terrorism -- Safety measures; Bioterrorism -- Safety measures; Chemical terrorism -- Safety measures; Survival skills
Description: 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.
Notes: "Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation."

"MR-1731-SF"--P. [4] of cover

Includes bibliographical references (p. 153-161)