Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-161). "MR-1731-SF"--Page 4 of cover.

Scenario approach to developing an individual's strategy -- An individual's strategy -- Conclusions : Our recommended individual's strategy ; Comparison with current terrorism guidelines ; How can our approach be used in the future? Individual preparedness is an important element of our nation's strategy for homeland security. This report adopts a scenario-driven approach that provides a rigorous way to identify actions-linked specifically to terrorist attacks-individuals can take to protect their health and safety. The result is an individual's strategy across four types of terrorist attacks-chemical, radiological, nuclear, and biological-consisting of overarching goals and simple and directive response and preparatory actions. The actions are appropriate regardless of likelihood of an attack, scale of attack, or government alert level; designed to be sensitive to potential variations; and defined in terms of simple rules that should be easy for individuals to adopt. A reference card included at the back of the guide encapsulates the key points and can be removed for display in a prominent place.