Cold-war sirens coming back as "terror warnings"

[MrPopup]

Cities Ready Sirens As Terror Warnings
By TIM TALLEY

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Cold War-era sirens may be revived as terrorism warnings. Cities including Oklahoma City, Chicago and Dallas have upgraded their outdoor warning systems with a type of siren that can carry voice announcements - an idea that officials say took on added importance in the post-Sept. 11 world.

Sirens have long been used for storm disasters, but now the Federal Emergency Management Agency is studying whether they can warn people of biological, chemical or nuclear attack.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uslatest/s...907412,00.html

[Brown Bear]

Yes, please save Oklahoma City from the terror bad guys!

[eroswebmaster]

Originally posted by Brown Bear
Yes, please save Oklahoma City from the terror bad guys!

Your attempt at sarcasm really falls short since it implies that the people of Oklahoma would be crazy to think that any terrorist activity might hit their city.

I guess you've never heard of Timothy McVeigh and the Alfred P. Murrah building.

[Brown Bear]

Originally posted by eroswebmaster


Your attempt at sarcasm really falls short since it implies that the people of Oklahoma would be crazy to think that any terrorist activity might hit their city.

I guess you've never heard of Timothy McVeigh and the Alfred P. Murrah building.

No, my sarcasm was meant to imply that Oklahoma City isn't worth saving from terrorists.

[eroswebmaster]

Originally posted by Brown Bear


No, my sarcasm was meant to imply that Oklahoma City isn't worth saving from terrorists.

Karma's a bitch...reap the whirlwhind.

[Robocop]

Famous Oklahomans

Johnny Bench baseball player, Oklahoma City
John Berryman poet, MacAlester
Garth Brooks singer, Tulsa
Jeremy Castle singer, Blanchard
Iron Eyes Cody Cherokee actor
Gordon Cooper astronaut, Shawnee
Ralph Ellison writer, Oklahoma City
James Garner actor, Norman
Owen K. Garriott astronaut, Enid
Vince Gill singer, Norman
Chester Gould cartoonist, Pawnee
Woodrow Wilson Woody Guthrie singer, composer, Okemah
Ike,Taylor, Zac Hanson music, Tulsa
Roy Harris composer, Lincoln Cty
Paul Harvey broadcaster, Tulsa
Van Heflin actor, Walters
Tony Hillerman author, Sacred Heart
Ron Howard actor, director, Duncan
Karl Guthe Jansky engineer, Norman
Ben Johnson actor, Pawhuska
Jennifer Jones actress, Tulsa
Jeane Kirkpatrick diplomat, Duncan
Shannon Lucid astronaut, Bethany
Mickey Charles Mantle baseball player, Spavinaw
Reba McEntire singer, McAlester
Shannon Miller Olympic gymnast, Edmond
Bill Moyers journalist, Hugo
Daniel Patrick Moynihan N.Y. senator, Tulsa
Patti Page singer, Clarence
Brad Pitt actor Shawnee
Tony Randall actor, Tulsa
Oral Roberts evangelist, Ada
Dale Robertson actor, Oklahoma City
Will Rogers humorist, Oologah
Dan Rowan comedian, Beggs
Robert Stemmons whistler, Tulsa
Maria Tallchief ballerina, Fairfax
James Francis Jim Thorpe athlete, Prague
Jeanne Tripplehorn actress, Tulsa
Ted Shackleford actor, Tulsa
Wilma Mankiller Cherokee chief, Tahlequah

[Randy]

Hey! I am from Oklahoma too!
or was born there! Woo hoo!
along with Brad Pitt, Johnny Bench, Garth Brooks,
But i hate to say I dont miss it at all.....Just my family!

[Mojo Rizin]

I can remember those sirens as a kid.. Occassionally they would let those things rip and you would have something similar to a fire alarm drill.

As a kid hearing those sirens going off was some scary shit. Not understanding what the significance of the sirens were for and not knowing what the hell was going on.

Anyone else remember those drills?

[Gemini]

I remember the sirens all too well. Still hear them too. lol They use them for tornado warnings here. Tested every Wednesday at noon to make sure they are all working.

The first time I heard a voice one was after we moved to this house. 4:30am and I hear this loud voice screaming to take cover, TORNADO! I shook the old man up and he didn't know they talked either but we discussed it as we flew down the basement steps.

I still get a kick how they would tuck us under desks or into the hall in school with your head on the floor and hunkered down. Like THAT would save you from an atomic blast!! We had them about once a week and they scared some of the kids really bad. I guess it might have helped us when we were young enough to believe we were protecting ourselves.

[Mojo Rizin]

Originally posted by Gemini
I remember the sirens all too well. Still hear them too. lol They use them for tornado warnings here. Tested every Wednesday at noon to make sure they are all working.

The first time I heard a voice one was after we moved to this house. 4:30am and I hear this loud voice screaming to take cover, TORNADO! I shook the old man up and he didn't know they talked either but we discussed it as we flew down the basement steps.

I still get a kick how they would tuck us under desks or into the hall in school with your head on the floor and hunkered down. Like THAT would save you from an atomic blast!! We had them about once a week and they scared some of the kids really bad. I guess it might have helped us when we were young enough to believe we were protecting ourselves.

You got that right..

And as if having to dive under a desk didnt scare kids enough, a few years later they make the movie "The Day After".

Thats really when kids started shitting their knickers.. That movie really fucked up alot of kids (adults too)

[basschick]

but in another mcveigh scenario, how would having sirens help?

[Mojo Rizin]

Originally posted by basschick
but in another mcveigh scenario, how would having sirens help?

Not sure, but the original intention was to give folks a fore warning. Like a tornado for example.

Where I lived where tornados were not a threat, those sirens meant INCOMING!!!