#nuclear drill

Times Square during a civil defense exercise, May 6, 1958. It was part of a nationwide Cold War drill to practice in case of a nuclear attack.

Mayor Robert Wagner (left) and Robert E. Condon, the city's Civil Defense director, are the grim-faced officials getting updates shortly after 10:30 a.m. A take-cover signal—"a three-minute glissando of sirens"—had just sounded and the city fell eerily silent. The drill, called Operation Alert 1958, was the fifth annual civil defense test. "The public went peaceably and swiftly enough to shelter, and all non-essential traffic stopped on cue," wrote The NY Times. "However, the drill seemed to be quietly endured but not taken seriously." Some people failed to heed the sirens. In Times Square, "coffee-drinkers sitting at a big plate-glass window in a cafeteria had a perfect view of the proceedings, despite the fact that civil defense instructions adjure people seeking shelter to stay away from windows."

France renews its commitment to NATO and the U.S. with ‘nuclear warning shot’ to Russia

In what one analyst sees as a demonstration of commitment to the United States and NATO, as well as a warning to Russia, France publicly announced Tuesday that its military had recently conducted a nuclear strike exercise.

During an 11-hour sortie involving a Rafale fighter, the French air force test-launched an ASMP or ASMP-A medium-range cruise missile, which can be armed with a nuclear…

France renews its commitment to NATO and the U.S. with ‘nuclear warning shot’ to Russia

In what one analyst sees as a demonstration of commitment to the United States and NATO, as well as a warning to Russia, France publicly announced Tuesday that its military had recently conducted a nuclear strike exercise.

During an 11-hour sortie involving a Rafale fighter, the French air force test-launched an ASMP or ASMP-A medium-range cruise missile, which can be armed with a nuclear…

Russia submarine nuke drills indicate Moscow is focused on undersea domination

Russia recently carried out submarine drills involving a simulated nuclear response, according to photographs and footage released by the Ministry of Defense.

The video, published by UK media, show several nuclear missile drills the MoD said were “ordered” by President Vladimir Putin.

According to the report, the sub-launched missiles were fired in Arctic waters in the Okhotsk and Barents seas.…

OEM Commissioner Joe Esposito (left) at practice drill for nuclear bomb attack on Times Square. (credit: Rich Lamb/WCBS 880)

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – The New York City region’s emergency agencies are practicing for a disaster.

The city’s Office of Emergency Management ran a training exercise Wednesday that simulated a response to a 10-kiloton nuclear device exploding at 42nd Street and Seventh…

OEM Commissioner Joe Esposito (left) at practice drill for nuclear bomb attack on Times Square. (credit: Rich Lamb/WCBS 880)

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) – The New York City region’s emergency agencies are practicing for a disaster.

The city’s Office of Emergency Management ran a training exercise Wednesday that simulated a response to a 10-kiloton nuclear device exploding at 42nd Street and Seventh…

While much Western attention has been bestowed on Russia’s military buildup near Ukraine, Moscow also began a massive nuclear offensive exercise on Thursday.

According to the Russian daily Nezavisimaya Gazeta, on Thursday Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces began a massive three-day exercise involving 10,000 soldiers and 1,000 pieces of equipment from more than 30 units. The major purpose of the…