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                 WHAT IS YOUR “PLAN B”?     BUG-OUT BAG BASICS
                 When deadly force isn’t the right answer  What to bring when you have to get out
                 By Larry Schwartz          By Will Dabbs, M.D.
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                 GO WITH THE FLOE           RAMP UP YOUR RATIONS
                 Learn from the past to be ready for   Turn survival stores into four-star meals.
                 the future.                By Dana Benner
                 By Peter Suciu             102
                 58                         STAY SHARP
                 IS YOUR KIT UP TO THE TEST?  How to get and keep a shaving edge on your
                 Test your kit—and yourself—in a real-  cutting tools
                 world survival outing.     By Jerrie Barber
                 By Reuben Bolieu
                 76                         REVIEWS
                 SELF-DEFENSE 101
                 The fi rst battle is against incorrect   20
                 assumptions.
                 By Michael D’Angona        THE FLEXIBLE FAXON
                                            FIREARMS ARAK-21 XRS
                 94                         A simple matter of combat weapons,
                 FIND THE WAY OUT!          genetic hybridization and tactical synergy
                 Planning and awareness can help you   By Will Dabbs, M.D.
                 avoid deadly dangers.
                 By Dana Benner                                           38
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                 THE INDISPENSABLE            58                                  110
                 SURVIVAL MEDIC
                 Keep your team alive and well.
                 By Joe Alton, M.D.
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                 INCREASED CONCERNS
                 ABOUT CHEMICAL WEAPONS
                 Part 1 of our in-depth look at the threat of
                 chemical weapons
                 By Al J. Venter
                 HOW-TO

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                 REDUCING THE RISKS OF
                 RIOTS
                 Slow and steady wins the race—and
                 keeps you out of trouble.
                 By Larry Schwartz




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