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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Nuclear Strike Drills Faded Away In The 1980s. It May Be Time To Dust Them Off

A Hawaii Civil Defense Warning Device, which sounds an alert siren during natural disasters, is shown in Honolulu on Nov. 29, 2017. The alert system is tested monthly, but now Hawaii residents will hear a new tone designed to alert people of an impending nuclear attack by North Korea.

Nuclear civil defense fell out of favor in the latter years of the Cold War. But, as North Korea builds its nuclear arsenal, local officials are reluctant to bring it back.

(Image credit: Caleb Jones/AP)



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