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Extremely common. And before that, there were bombing raid drills – get under a table or into a doorway when the siren goes off, because Soviet missiles are inbound. Both my parents remember these. It was complete propaganda, designed to instill fear into people, because there’s no way a simple wooden barrier is going to protect you from a thermonuclear strike – as my very cynical grandpa apparently said, “don’t hide when you hear the siren, just bend down and kiss your ass goodbye.” Unfortunately, school shooting drills serve a much more real and practical purpose.
Extremely common. And before that, there were bombing raid drills – get under a table or into a doorway when the siren goes off, because Soviet missiles are inbound. Both my parents remember these. It was complete propaganda, designed to instill fear into people, because there’s no way a simple wooden barrier is going to protect you from a thermonuclear strike – as my very cynical grandpa apparently said, “don’t hide when you hear the siren, just bend down and kiss your ass goodbye.” Unfortunately, school shooting drills serve a much more real and practical purpose.