tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587670.post112613011376713051..comments2023-05-03T05:54:53.523-05:00Comments on Geek Girl Blonde: Emergency Alert System -- asleep at the wheelGeek Girl Blondehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07754789938656558612noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8587670.post-1127769082731285502005-09-26T16:11:00.000-05:002005-09-26T16:11:00.000-05:00The Israelis have, or used to have, this system ca...The Israelis have, or used to have, this system called "Silent Radio" -- basically, when there was an imminent threat of war or some kind of natural disaster, there would be a radio station you could tune to that would be silent -- unless something happened, then the emergency alert or whatever would be broadcast on this station. (Read about this during the runup to the Iraq War, when Israel worried about Saddam shooting chemicals at them). <BR/><BR/>Wouldn't work for everything of course, but what a simple, no brainer of a system.El Jefe Maximohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14661511063910659377noreply@blogger.com