Chemical Warfare Agents is another good technical reference for those worried about WMD exposure. Like last week’s book, this is a professional text, therefore it is very detailed and information orientated.
If your just a casual prepper then the price tag will probably turn you off, and you may be better off with a simpler book. However, if you have a understanding of chemistry, or are seriously concerned about weapons of mass destruction, then this is a good reference book to keep in your library.
I got this book from college when I was getting my degree in Emergency Management – since my minor was homeland security I ended up with a lot of books like this.
For some reason I never could bring myself to sell my college textbooks, figuring, I guess, that they may come in handy in the future.
I guess that’s why I have a shelf full of algebra books.
Update:
I did finally sell all my algebra books, I went to the used book store with all my college text books (except for the Emergency management and homeland security texts), as well as all the non-fiction that was not useful. I also ditched all the fiction that was not part of a collection – i.e. Louis Lamour, Stephen Hunter, Classics…. I used the money to buy some more prepper books like this, as well as to save some space in the library.
The Handbook of Chemical and Biological Warfare Agents is an expensive book, and it goes into a lot of detail – basically it is used as a text in various college level WMD classes.