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abcnews.go.com... federal government has begun preparing three U.S. cities for large-scale, 10-day terrorism-response exercises scheduled this month. Beginning sometime between May 7 and May 29, local, state and top level federal authorities will respond to simulated weapons of mass destruction attacks in three cities — Denver, Portsmouth, N.H., and the Washington, D.C.-area.
Specific dates and characteristics of the exercise are being withheld from participants, to make the tests as realistic as possible.
The three exercises are expected to involve all key personnel who would respond to an attack: federal agency personnel and state and local emergency responders, including police, fire and emergency medical personnel.
Originally posted by n00bUK
9/11
Sandy Hook
Madrid Bombing
London bombing
Boston Bombing(?)
Have shown us to stay away from such "exercises"
Either way, its all about conditioning the masses on the false pretense of safety
Originally posted by Chansi3
reply to post by jude11
S&F Jude. Incredible that they would choose to continue in this venue. What is puzzling to me is how Major is Major Terrorism. I thought any terrorism would be considered major without applying a label to it. I do agree that practices are necessary, but why keep this in the dark as to when and how its to be presented to the public? I think the public is well aware by now that vigilance has become a way of life for many. I am afraid that we shall see many more of these in the future.
Specific dates and characteristics of the exercise are being withheld from participants, to make the tests as realistic as possible.
Originally posted by snowspirit
Specific dates and characteristics of the exercise are being withheld from participants, to make the tests as realistic as possible.
What if something "real" happens during the drill? How would anyone know until it's too late?
What if someone thinks something "real" is really happening, and they go for their gun?
So many ways it could go wrong.....
CERT personnel responsibilities
Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) trained personnel will report
to the emergency command post after completing any other duties outlined
herein. They may then be directed to perform a variety of activities including,
but not limited to, the following:
Originally posted by Philippines
Is the ABCNews link for May 2013? It seems odd they would post a story dated May 2, unless this was for a previous year.