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to: Meryl Nass, MD

After a quick glance over the letter (I didn't read it closely) it appeared to be factually fairly correct.

Did you realize there is NO true 100% defense? There is NO one-filter-fits-all chemicals/biological mask?

Atropine is strong enough, if you did not get a fatal dose of nerve agent, the shot gives you 5 minutes to get the hell outta Dodge! That's all.

There is NO protection made that can be used to lay there in the middle of a field of gas - nerve agents-blood agents-whatever, and continue fighting.

It does not even take anything extremely high tech when it comes to poison gases either --- have a filter to save you from a nerve agent? chlorine gas will eat that filter. How many filters can you carry? How do you know which one you should install (as you are being sprayed)? You can't have all the filters in place - some may be eaten away by the agent and let it all in then.

All these safety devices have a time limit - and that time limit is to be used to get to a nearby safe area to counter-attack.

Chemical & Biological agents are only a high risk in a battlefield for a very short period of time (except in low lying places-foxholes/trenches). The winds, etc will dissapate the effectiveness.

Nuclear? If you must fight in a contaminated zone - the odds of long term survival a very low. So you may as well get out there and take the bad-guys out before you.

I'm sorry for you bleeding hearts out there, but war is hell and people do die. If you are not prepared to put your life on the line to protect your family, your religion and your way of life, you should simply join the the rest of the left-wing radical extremists and bow down to hillary kennedy/carter and company.