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Newsweek: US and Russia To Hold Nationwide Emergency Alert Drills on Same Day
The U.S. and Russia have both announced they will be holding nationwide emergency alert exercises on Wednesday.
Tensions between Washington and Moscow have intensified throughout Russian President Vladimir Putin's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Putin issued vague nuclear threats in February over Western tank supplies to Ukraine.
The U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) said that beginning at approximately 2:20 p.m. ET, it will conduct a nationwide test of its Emergency Alert System (EAS) for TVs and radios, and Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) for phones.
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Update #1: Sirens blare across Russia as it holds nationwide emergency drills (AP)
Update #2: 'Attention - remain calm': Russia tests public warning system (Reuters)
WNU Editor: The U.S. nationwide emergency alert test will be starting at 2:20 EST.