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Re: Germany conducts first nationwide emergency warning day in decades

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Sep 10, 2020, 9:11 AM UTC

me_me_me wrote: post #9

_the_inflator wrote: post #2

Tension 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.

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Re: Germany conducts first nationwide emergency warning day in decades

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Post by tyteen4a03 » Thu, Sep 10, 2020, 9:12 AM UTC

Am in Berlin, heard absolutely nothing, not even a push from the NINA (emergencies) app. Is this thing on? tap tap

Re: Germany conducts first nationwide emergency warning day in decades

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Post by taejo » Thu, Sep 10, 2020, 9:12 AM UTC

Correction to the article: the annual test day will be the second Thursday in September, not always the tenth.

I don't understand why Cell Broadcast is not used. Surely many people don't have the app installed? I'd never heard of it and I've lived in this country the whole time it's been available.

Re: Germany conducts first nationwide emergency warning day in decades

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Post by lqet » Thu, Sep 10, 2020, 9:12 AM UTC

LandR wrote: post #10

_the_inflator wrote: post #2

Tension 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?

Turkey vs. Greece is definitely a possibility. The tensions are extremely high at the moment and both countries are arming up.

Re: Germany conducts first nationwide emergency warning day in decades

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Post by aap_ » Thu, Sep 10, 2020, 9:12 AM UTC

tyteen4a03 wrote: post #12

Am in Berlin, heard absolutely nothing, not even a push from the NINA (emergencies) app. Is this thing on? tap tap

Berlin has no sirens anymore apparently. I also didn't hear anything.

Re: Germany conducts first nationwide emergency warning day in decades

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Post by pascalmahe » Thu, Sep 10, 2020, 9:12 AM UTC

Not on the same scale but, in France, fire alarms are tested every first Wednesday of the month at midday sharp. Though you don't hear them from everywhere so it can still be quite a shock after a few years of not hearing it.

Re: Germany conducts first nationwide emergency warning day in decades

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Post by detaro » Thu, Sep 10, 2020, 9:13 AM UTC

tyteen4a03 wrote: post #12

Am in Berlin, heard absolutely nothing, not even a push from the NINA (emergencies) app. Is this thing on? tap tap

Berlin doesn't use sirens, so that part was to be expected. The latter... maybe also to be expected (government app...), but that was supposed to alert. Guess that's why we need to run tests...

Re: Germany conducts first nationwide emergency warning day in decades

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Post by agapon » Thu, Sep 10, 2020, 9:13 AM UTC

LandR wrote: post #10

_the_inflator wrote: post #2

Tension 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?

No only a possibility but a fact. In very recent history and even right now.

Re: Germany conducts first nationwide emergency warning day in decades

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Post by microtonal » Thu, Sep 10, 2020, 9:14 AM UTC

_the_inflator wrote: post #2

Tension in Europe is real. This was planned well ahead of pandemics and possibility of war is finally on the table.

This is total nonsense. E.g. in The Netherlands we have had tests every first Monday of the month, since I can't remember how long (I am 37 now), with the exception of 1997-2003 (when it was done once a year).

Re: Germany conducts first nationwide emergency warning day in decades

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Post by jsilence » Thu, Sep 10, 2020, 9:14 AM UTC

me_me_me wrote: post #9

_the_inflator wrote: post #2

Tension 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.

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