953 nut 64,036 #1 Posted yesterday at 12:32 PM February 20, 1971, In a terrifying technical snafu, radio and TV transmissions go dead after the National Emergency Warning Center accidentally messages that a nuclear attack had begun. 5 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sparky-(Admin) 24,572 #2 Posted yesterday at 01:08 PM Imagine the terror that caused!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 15,850 #3 Posted yesterday at 04:28 PM 3 hours ago, Sparky said: Imagine the terror that caused!! Don’t have to imagine. Lived it. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beap52 1,994 #4 Posted yesterday at 09:35 PM Don't remember that. Probably sitting in senior class in high school ogling the girl in the next row. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Handy Don 15,850 #5 Posted 6 hours ago Was my dorm room at college when RAs rounded up everyone in the building to assemble in the lounge to await further instructions. Remember this was pre-internet and pre-cell phones. We had a radio tuned to listen for “emergency broadcasts” and, thankfully, we got an “all clear” after a short time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
