I remember, as a kid (long time ago), they blew those sirens off when they had air-raid drills - and everybody had get off the street. We'd go in stores, or wherever was closest. People with an underground air raid shelter had the best hideouts. Some buildings still say where the shelter is - usually in the basement. There were air-raid civil defense volunteers also, checking the areas out.

They also made us hide under the desks at school - in case the Russians dropped an atomic bomb on us.

Check out this monster siren from Chrysler - it's the type that was used in large cities: It's 3 tons, 30,000 Watts, with a 4 Mile Range
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Breukelen advocaat Reviewed by Breukelen advocaat on . nuke sirens No matter how many times I hear them the nuclear sirens they have here catch me off guard when they test them. I guess thats part of living near a nuke power plant though and there kinda trippy when high so there not all bad I guess they just tend to wake me up sometimes. Anyone else live near a place with these sirens or similar? Rating: 5