BUY YOUR CHEMICAL DETECTORS

Chemical and biological weapons are some of the most dangerous chemicals and diseases known to man. In modern times, these weapons are at the forefront of terrorist and military threats to our safety. Recently, these weapons came to the center of American consciousness. Chemical and biological warfare, or CBW, is considered a "poor man's nuke," for the cheapness and ease of manufacture, and the indiscriminate carnage and terror they can cause. The 'good news' is; that awareness, early detection, and protective measures against exposure, can be successfully accomplished, even in an ongoing developing emergency, when armed with the proper knowledge and preparations. Read The New York Times #1 Bestseller book "Germs" for a primer on what we are all up against here. See below here the different Chemical & Biological Detection that is available to the Public and First-Responders here.

Q: What are Chemical Weapons and Their Effects? A: Chemical weapons are organic and inorganic chemical substances that are harmful to humans. There are several different types of chemical agents. All work in a different manner, but are the same in one facet, in high enough concentration, they will all kill humans.

• Nerve Agents: These are agents such VX, Sarin, Soman, and Tabun. These agents are organophosphates, a type of chemical usually used as insecticide. These agents cause the victim to go through failure of the Central Nervous System. The agent interferes with enzymes in the brain, like all organophosphates. The agent causes convulsions, drooling, involuntary defecation and/or urination, running nose, etc. The convulsions can be so severe that they break bones. Eventually, the agent causes the heart to stop, and the victim dies.
  Vesicants (Blister Agents): These are agents such as Sulfur-Mustards, Phosgene Oxime, Nitrogen-Mustards, Lewisite, Mustard-Lewisite, etc. Vesicants are all common in the fact that they burn and blister the lungs, skin, and eyes. When these agents come into contact with tissue, they create terrible burns and blisters, which are extremely painful. A victim can killed by a vesicant when blisters are created in the lungs. When the blisters burst, they fill the lungs with fluid, and the victim drowns to death in the fluid.
  Blood agents: These are agents like Cyanogen Chloride and Hydrogen Cyanide. They act to poison the blood, and act quickly, like nerve agents, within about five minutes. Coma and convulsions usually precede death of the victim.

• Choking Agents: These are agents such as Ammonia, Chlorine, and Phosgene. These agents cause damage to the lungs, where the lungs fill with fluid and the victim drowns to death, much like vesicants.

All of these agents are extremely dangerous, and all are a very painful way to die. It should be mentioned, that many other deadly chemicals reside in our nation's chemical industries, and sabotage of these plants is a distinct possibility. Chemical weapons are NOT gasses, as they are frequently called. They are either in liquid form (A good comparison would be small droplets of Karo syrup or molasses.) or aerosol (A good comparison would be a cleaner or disinfectant in a spray can.) form.

All of these weapons can effectively be defended against with protective equipment.