Washington DC leads the country in conducting "Operation Alert," a civil defense drill regarding an atomic bomb attack

Operation Alert 1955 was a test of the U.S. government's ability to handle nuclear attacks. It involved the evacuation of over 15,000 key personnel, including cabinet members, to relocation areas. The exercise simulated bomb attacks on 60 cities, with millions supposedly killed or wounded, prompting a mock state of emergency declared by President Eisenhower. Civil defense workers across the nation participated to learn mass survival techniques.

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