In this specialized guide to crisis prevention, Detlev Hoppenrath deals with how to prepare for attacks with biological or chemical weapons and how to survive such attacks. The book gives precise and comprehensive answers with clear practical relevance to important questions: How do I use a gas mask? What to do in case of contamination? What about food and water? Which warfare agents do what – and how can you protect yourself against them? Whenever possible, it is assumed that special equipment is not available and has to be improvised with simple means - highly exciting and red hot.