Omaha did the drill during the days of civil defense with mock evacuations, sirens and shelters
The president of Northwestern Bell Telephone was summoned to Washington to assemble the first plans for Cold War civilian ...
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A timeless sound: Outdoor warning sirens still serve a purpose
Sirens were first used as a warning system for civil defense and became commonplace in the United States during the Cold War when they were sounded to warn citizens of air raids or nuclear attacks.
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Civil defense sirens being sounded in Kiev — TASS correspondent
KIEV, February 24. /TASS/. Civil defense sirens are being sounded in the Ukrainian capital on Thursday morning, a TASS correspondent reports from the scene. Explosions are periodically being heard ...
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Oak Lawn Tornado Sirens Misfire, Emergency Officials Work On Fix
OLREC went back to the traditional rising and falling wail sound similar to the civil defense sirens associated with the Cold War, that most residents grew up hearing during duck-and-cover drills ...
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Civil defense sirens wail in central Israel for first time on Saturday
"Sirens sounded in central Israel," the IDF ... On Friday, according to IDF reports, civil defense warning went off twice in these areas for the first time since November 21.