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50 Years Later, Cold War Sirens Remain in LA
During the Cold War, there were more than 200 civil defense sirens in Los Angeles to sound the alarm in case of a nuclear attack by the Soviet Union. The system was never used, but portions of it are still with us. Saul Gonzalez reports on those Cold War relics.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readDuring the Cold War, there were more than 200 civil defense sirens in Los Angeles to sound the alarm in case of a nuclear attack by the Soviet Union. The system was never used, but portions of it are still with us. Saul Gonzalez reports on those Cold War relics. (You van see photographs of those Cold War relics on our blog at KCRW.com/WhichWayLAblog.)
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- 20:1050 Years Later, Cold War Sirens Remain in LAYou’re reading this
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