the country should expect a terrorist attack in the next five years.

i am definitely not prepared in the event of a chemical or nuclear attack. mostly because i live in an apartment, but i do have family that i could get to that have the means to survive for some time.

what about you? are you really prepared for something like this?

I can see those Israeli gas masks selling like hotcakes already...

Somewhat ironic that this comes up today. During a late lunch today I was watching "Around The Services" (a DoD news show normally on AFN) on the Military Channel. One of the topics was the Northern Command and the first of 8 brigades that have been trained up for service inside the United States as needed. It was stated that the reasoning for these brigades was in the event of an CRBN (Chemical, Radiological, Biological, Nuclear) accident or attack.

When I was in the Army during Gulf War 1, my greatest fear was chemical attack. Having seen the training films and learned about the antidotes and its side effects, I formed my own antidote plan. 12Ga. self-administered antidote.

The masks and crap that will sell, will either be expired, damaged or just plain crap. Even if it is any good, does it fit? Do you actually know how to use it? Can you evacuate in time before the filter goes bad? Can you even operate w/o training with all that stuff on. Answer to all of the above . . . Not Likely.

And yes, it was mentioned in the recent past. Late September 2001.

Yet a N95 respiratory mask is all you need in a biological emergency. If used incorrectly you can suffocate in a gas mask as it happened during the Gulf war.

Yep, and that is why there are two for each passenger seat in all my vehicles and a bunch at home.

Frankie,

Is the line still out the door at Schwartz's ?

I don't know Desperado, I've never been at Schwartz's Hebrew Delicatessen but apparently they have the best smoked meat. I should try it out one of these days.

Frankie

Go between normal meal times if you want somewhere to sit. Good luck parking.

I seem to recall reading the same report five years ago.

Because of the perceived threat, there are now more labs doing bio-terror related research. Unfortunately, many of these labs have serious safety or security deficiencies, which increases the risk of an accidental or intentional release of bio-terror agents. Ironic, ain't it?

Jeff

"Likely" doesn't mean it's actually going to happen. Even if it does, it's far less probable than a bunch of guys doing a suicide bombing mission or a raid on a scale of what just happened in Mumbai a few days ago.

Biological weapons, at least the effective ones, are not so easy to use for a terrorist group. They also have the tendency to work both ways so there is a major risk of self-infection. I guess it's a lot easier and more bang for the back to just build a big bomb or spray random people full of lead with an AK-47.