2012-05-24T14:56:24Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/topics/chemical-terrorism.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR719.html Aug 5, 2009 Aug 5, 2009

<p>One under-examined area of public health emergency preparedness concerns incidents involving the release of chemical or radiological substances, which can have serious public health consequences. This report focuses on the roles of the public health service in emergency preparedness and its response to such incidents. </p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1731.html Feb 23, 2006 Feb 23, 2006

<p>Individuals can take simple steps to protect themselves from the harmful effects of potential terrorist attacks involving chemical, radiological, nuclear, and biological weapons.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1731z2.html Jan 1, 2004 Jan 1, 2004

What You Should Do to Prepare for and Respond to Chemical, Radiological, Nuclear, and Biological Terrorist Attacks: Pocket Edition Survival Guide

http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD181.html Dec 31, 2003 Dec 31, 2003

<p>Identifies policies and organizational options at the local level that could save lives and reduce injuries from an act of chemical terrorism, using Los Angeles as a case study. Presents low-cost options in equipment, training, organization and doctrine that could improve the response to a chemical terrorist event, and examines these options in terms of budget considerations in Los Angeles</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1731z1.html Dec 31, 2002 Dec 31, 2002

<p>Even people who consider themselves prepared to deal with common emergencies might not know what to do during a chemical, radiological, nuclear, or biological attack. This quick guide offers suggestions about how individuals can prepare for such attacks and what actions they can take during each type of attack to protect their own health and safety &mdash; and, possibly, their own lives.</p>

http://www.rand.org/pubs/issue_papers/IP217.html Dec 31, 2001 Dec 31, 2001

This issue paper discusses the challenges of measuring preparedness for chemical and biological weapons of mass destruction (WMD) incidents and illustrates the difficulties using detailed, nationally representative data from local response organizations on the existence and exercise of plans to address these types of incidents.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/issue_papers/IP221.html Dec 31, 2001 Dec 31, 2001

The public health and medical communities have long sought to address the threat of biological, chemical, or other weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their potential effects on the health and safety of U.S. citizens.