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PDR Guide to Biological and Chemical Warfare Response

BioHazard — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 03:58:17 -07:00

Advice on dealing with over 50 likely scenarios involving acts of bioterrorism. Includes information for identifying the signs and symptoms exhibited by victims of an attack compiled from hundreds of sources including leading medical institutions in the United States. Biological weapons covered include Anthrax, Ebola, Smallpox, and other plagues plus chemical weapons including Arsine, Cyanide, Mustard Gas, Sarin, Tabun, and VX. Medication specific treatment information includes vaccines for Smallpox and Anthrax plus therapeutic drugs such as Streptomycin, Doxycycline, Ciprofloxacin, and Gentamicin. Additional safety information includes protective clothing recommendations and a list of suppliers.
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Battle's Poison Cloud

BioHazard — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 06:35:04 -07:00

Agent Orange did a great job of getting rid of those menacing jungles that the Viet Cong would hide it to attack U.S. troops during the Vietnam war. Unfortunately chemicals that kill plants on a massive scale also cause heath problems for humans that continue to this day. This documentary show the effects of Agent Orange on today's Vietnamese population including long term health problems and birth defects.
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Biological Weapons: State-Sponsored Programs & Bioterrorism

BioHazard — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:59:41 -07:00

This book chronicles the history of restraints placed on the use of biological weapons as an example for modern policy makers with a special emphasis on public officials in the United States. Publishers Weekly raves that this book is "Admirably free of finger-pointing, shrillness and Luddite tendencies".
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Biohazard: True Story of the Largest Bio-Weapons Program

BioHazard — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 02:17:36 -07:00

The memoir of Ken Alibek. A former top scientist in the Soviet Union’s biological weapons program whose job duties included adding anthrax to SS-18 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) and programming guidance systems to target American cities. He goes into great depth explaining the engineering of biological weapons including what they do the body, how they can be used, and the damage they can cause.
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Preparing for Biological Terrorism: Emergency Service Guide

BioHazard — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 03:52:43 -07:00

A guide for local agencies produced by Delmar to help them survive a bioterrorist attack by coordinating and federal resources before, during, and afterward. This book has been called the "DNA" of emergency management for emergency responders, school teachers, businesses, the media, public utility workers, and the general public. It covers medical surveillance as well as biochemical detection, notification, and diagnosis plus agent surety, mass prophylaxis, and the national pharmaceutical stockpile program.
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Biological Attack! 1952 Civil Defense Video

BioHazard — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 07:03:29 -07:00

1952 Civil Defense video about what you should know about biological warfare to protect yourself and your family. Eliminating germs and other toxins from your household is key in controlling the spread of harmful biological agents. Cleanliness is key to survival, make sure to clean your home regularly to prevent germs from having a place to fester.
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War of Nerves: Chemical Warfare from World War I to Al-Qaeda

BioHazard — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:28:22 -07:00

World renowned chemical weapons expert and former UN weapons biological inspector in Iraq Jonathan Tucker’s book about the use of chemical and biological warfare in the 20th century. "War of Nerves" highlights the savagery of toxic gasses in WWI and WWII, but it is it’s focus on the use of chemical and biological weapons in the latter half of the 20th century is what The Washington Post and Publishers Weekly have been talking about. Specifically when it comes to the use of toxic gasses by Soviet client states against minority groups such as the Kurds in Iraq, by terrorists in Tokyo subway attack in 1995, and in war as was the case in 1962 when Egypt used nerve gas against Yemen. Not just a history book, "War of Nerves" presents contrasting arguments from both sides of the spectrum about the War on Terror and WMDs in Iraq.
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Chemical and Biological Warfare: How You Can Survive

BioHazard — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 03:32:19 -07:00

Over 400 pages of detailed advice about how to survive biological and chemical attacks. It includes information on medications that may decrease your body’s ability to fight off harmful agents as well as detailed information about increased dangers faced by vegetarians. Written in everyday language to make it easy for anyone to understand.
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Armed Forces Nuclear, Biological & Chemical Survival Manual

BioHazard — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 03:28:32 -07:00

Taken from the United States Armed Forces and revised for civilian use. This guide teaches you simple and effective methods to use when preparing for a nuclear, biological, or chemical attack.It covers topics ranging from the use of simple warning systems to gain knowledge of impending attacks, how to achieve basic protection from chemical, biological, and nuclear agents as well as first aid techniques for helping victims.
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Terrorism Handbook for Operational Responders

BioHazard — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 03:05:23 -07:00

This reference for emergency responders encompasses all aspect of what is required to respond effectively to terrorist attacks. Tailored for professional emergency personnel and great for the general public with a special focus on optimizing your detection, monitoring, and protection capabilities against chemical, biological, radiologica , nuclear, and explosive agents.
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Dr. Strangelove Special Edition DVD

BioHazard — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 07:54:32 -07:00

The classic 1964 cold war drama directed by Stanley Kubrick about Brigadier General Jack Ripper (Sterling Hayden). The commanding officer of a U.S. Air Force Base as well as a wing of B52 Bombers armed with nuclear weapons as part to the Airborne Alert Program who takes matters into his own hands to defend America from a Soviet conspiracy to sneak foreign substances into our precious bodily fluids by introducing fluoride into the water supply. As the only man aware of the greatest communist threat America has ever had to face he follows his sense of duty by instructing his executive officer Group Captain Lionel Mandrake (Peter Sellers) to issue an order to his wing called "Plan R", a secret code that allows a lower level commander to order a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union without the President's permission as part of a retaliatory safeguard designed to be used only if the President is dead. President Merkin Muffley (Peter Sellers) is not too happy about this and is not convinced that there is any threat to America's fluids. After an argument in the War Room at the Pentagon with General Buck Turgidson (George C. Scott) over the effectiveness of human reliability tests he orders the army to attack the base, contact General Ripper, and get him on the phone. Back at the base General Ripper explains to Mandrake that efforts underway to fluoridate water are in fact a massive communist conspiracy to contaminate our bodily fluids. A reluctant Mandrake helps Ripper defend his office with a machine gun before his men surrender and rather than be captured and give up the code Ripper shoots himself in his bathroom. Mandrake is then able to figure out the recall code from drawing on Ripper's desk mentioning "Purity of Essence" a recurrent theme that Ripper had been repeating over and over again having to do with the purity of our natural fluids.
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Treatment of Biological Warfare Agent Casualties

BioHazard — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 03:49:04 -07:00

This reference guide for members of the Armed Forces Medical Services focuses on recognizing and treating victims suffering from symptoms of harmful biological agents a result of biological warfare as well as naturally acquired conditions from pathogens that could be used in biological attacks.It covers the difference between exposure by inhalation (gas), ingestion (food), and skin (bites, cuts, etc.).
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