The wail of the air raid siren in Ukraine, which signals potential or incoming attacks, has become as burdensome and commonplace a sound as that of traffic or construction work. More than 40,000 air ...
On the morning of 3 February, an air-raid siren was announced throughout Ukraine for 1 hour and 40 minutes, while Russian MiG-31K jets were in the airspace of Belarus. Source: air-raid sirens map; ...
People wait out an air raid alarm at the Teatralna metro station during the massive Russian drone and missile attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Aug. 26. (Ukrinform | NurPhoto via Getty Images) KYIV, Ukraine ...
There was a time in the distant past when Americans considered the threat of nuclear annihilation to be a more imminent threat. People built fallout shelters, and schools practiced drills, teaching ...
Next, we have a story of the frequent air raid sirens in Ukraine. These sirens are a matter of life and death to Ukrainians. They also, by the way, can be disturbing when heard here in the United ...
A vintage Cold War air raid siren that stood atop a tower in a Seattle park for more than 70 years remains in the hands of a private salvage yard in Kent. And that’s where the man who now owns the ...
Air raid sirens have an important job to do, and have been a critical piece of public safety infrastructure in times of geopolitical turmoil. They sound quite unlike anything else, by virtue of their ...
Some people look at a 3D printer and think "this will make useful parts for my projects." Some people hear an air raid siren, and assume there must be an historical war re-enactment taking place ...
Perhaps one of the most iconic and memorable but simultaneously terrifying memories of 1950s America was the fear of nuclear disaster. Referred to as mutually assured destruction, the looming prospect ...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A piece of history was moved Thursday in downtown Rochester. A Cold War-era air raid siren was taken off the roof of the building across the street from the Andrews Street fire ...
An air-raid relic from World War II and the Cold War was recently rescued from where it had perched high above a Seattle street for nearly 80 years. The rescuer was a local high school student who’s ...