From: Terry W. Colvin (fortean1@mindspring.com)
Date: Mon Feb 17 2003 - 09:48:34 MST
A Soldier's Viewpoint on Surviving Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Attacks
From: SFC Red Thomas (Ret) Armor Master Gunner Mesa, AZ
Unlimited reproduction and distribution is authorized. Just give me credit for
my work, and, keep in context.
< http://www.sightm1911.com/lib/other/nbc.htm >
Since the media has decided to scare everyone with predictions of chemical,
biological, or nuclear warfare on our turf I decided to write a paper and keep
things in their proper perspective. I am a retired military weapons, munitions,
and training expert.
Lesson number one: In the mid 1990s there were a series of nerve gas attacks on
crowded Japanese subway stations. Given perfect conditions for an attack less
than 10% of the people there were injured (the injured were better in a few
hours) and only one percent of the injured died.
60 Minutes once had a fellow telling us that one drop of nerve gas could kill a
thousand people, well he didn't tell you the thousand dead people per drop was
theoretical.
Drill Sergeants exaggerate how terrible this stuff was to keep the recruits
awake in class (I know this because I was a Drill Sergeant too). Forget
everything you've ever seen on TV, in the movies, or read in a novel about this
stuff, it was all a lie (read this sentence again out loud!). These weapons are
about terror, if you remain calm, you will probably not die. This is far less
scary than the media and their "Experts," make it sound.
Chemical Weapons
Chemical weapons are categorized as nerve, blood, blister, and Incapacitating
agents. Contrary to the hype of reporters and politicians they are not weapons
of mass destruction they are "area denial," and terror weapons that don't
destroy anything. When you leave the area you almost always leave the risk.
That's the difference; you can leave the area and the risk but soldiers may have
to stay put and sit through it and that's why they need all that spiffy gear.
[remainder at URL above]
This email was cleaned by emailStripper, available for free from
http://www.printcharger.com/emailStripper.htm
-- Terry W. Colvin, Sierra Vista, Arizona (USA) < fortean1@mindspring.com > Alternate: < fortean1@msn.com > Home Page: < http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Stargate/8958/index.html > Sites: * Fortean Times * Mystic's Haven * TLCB * U.S. Message Text Formatting (USMTF) Program ------------ Member: Thailand-Laos-Cambodia Brotherhood (TLCB) Mailing List TLCB Web Site: < http://www.tlc-brotherhood.org >[Vietnam veterans, Allies, CIA/NSA, and "steenkeen" contractors are welcome.]
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.5 : Mon Feb 17 2003 - 09:50:33 MST