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Do you think if there is a chemical or biological attack, that washing your hands and covering your mouth will be enough to save you?

This is JUST like the 50s and 60s when they told people going under a table would save them in the event of a nuclear attack. Do you think the government really believes the majority of us will believe this information? ***** WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. says people should cover their mouths with a cloth and wash their hands to cut down on further contamination from a chemical, biological or nuclear attack. The latest recommendation came in an information bulletin from the FBI's National Infrastructure Protection Center warning of the threat from al Qaeda of a possible mass-casualty chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear attack. The bulletin, dated Feb. 12 and posted on its Web site http:/ also recommended 'basic countermeasures.' 'Most (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) threats represent an inhalation or contact hazard,' according to the bulletin. 'To minimize further contamination, individuals who come in contact with an unusual substance should cover their mouths with a cloth while leaving the area, avoid touching surfaces, and wash their hands thoroughly...'

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