[Britton J Wingfield]

Actually, plastic sheeting and duct tape would go a long way towards protecting you from nerve gas, blister agent, or anthrax dust. Just stay in your house, turn off the a/c, and wait for the agents to degrade. Anthrax won't degrade like chemical agents will, but you can still keep it out of your house, and touching it won't kill you. BTW, "nerve gas" is mostly a mist, not a gas.

I was 1st in my class at NBC Warfare School. None of it is rocket science. Just keep it off of your skin and out of your lungs.

[Gamecock]

Agreed, with certain exceptions. If someone pops a cannister of gas in your yard, forget it. If you are on the edge of a plume of gas, it just might keep you alive.

And hey, I live in Texas. That next tornado that mistakes my house for a mobile home just might knock out some windows and I'll wish I had some plastic sheeting and duct tape!