Germany conducts first nationwide emergency warning day in decades
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Re: Germany conducts first nationwide emergency warning day in decades
#2Tension in Europe is real. This was planned well ahead of pandemics and possibility of war is finally on the table.
Re: Germany conducts first nationwide emergency warning day in decades
#3Tension in Europe is real. This was planned well ahead of pandemics and possibility of war is finally on the table.
It has absolutely nothing to do with the pandemic and war is not on the table. Stop your fearmongering.
Re: Germany conducts first nationwide emergency warning day in decades
#4Tests like this have been conducted on smaller scale in the past, either on Landkreis (county) level or state level. Some towns even test their fire sirens once per month. What makes this newsworthy is that it is conducted "nationwide". Beside that, it's not such a special thing.
Re: Germany conducts first nationwide emergency warning day in decades
#5I'm German and literally just heard the siren and was like, wtf? Then I check hn and here we go! ha.
Re: Germany conducts first nationwide emergency warning day in decades
#6Meh, the sirens are tested here twice a year. This is the case in many areas. Where my parents live, they are tested every 3 months.
More interestingly, the federal government is realizing that it may have been a mistake to dismantle the sirens in many areas after the Cold War ended, mainly because things likes TV, radio or app messages cannot warn people at night, when their devices are off. I have heard of 3 possible fixes that are discussed:
a) build more sirens again
b) use the mandatory smoke detectors in every home for a warning system
c) use car alarms or car horns
It would be interesting to see how b) and c) are implemented without any concerns regarding security or potential for misuse.
Re: Germany conducts first nationwide emergency warning day in decades
#7This is routine next door in Austria: https://www.bmi.gv.at/204_english/skkm/warning.aspx
Though I must admit I was very surprised the first time I experienced it (I hadn't been forewarned).
Re: Germany conducts first nationwide emergency warning day in decades
#8Tests like this have been conducted on smaller scale in the past, either on Landkreis (county) level or state level. Some towns even test their fire sirens once per month. What makes this newsworthy is that it is conducted "nationwide". Beside that, it's not such a special thing.
Additionally it also includes other channels, like national television, radio and warning apps on smart phones.
This is something, that localized test runs normally do not include.
Re: Germany conducts first nationwide emergency warning day in decades
#9Tension in Europe is real. This was planned well ahead of pandemics and possibility of war is finally on the table.
War with whom?
Russia? So their economy collapses the same day they attack?
Aliens are more likely to attack EU than Russia.
Re: Germany conducts first nationwide emergency warning day in decades
#10Tension in Europe is real. This was planned well ahead of pandemics and possibility of war is finally on the table.
Where in Europe is war a possiblilty?