{"id":1105,"date":"2025-01-27T08:52:12","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T09:52:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/?p=1105"},"modified":"2025-01-27T10:26:34","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T10:26:34","slug":"fbi-warns-citizens-about-nuclear-incident-training","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.developeternal.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/27\/fbi-warns-citizens-about-nuclear-incident-training\/","title":{"rendered":"FBI warns citizens about \u2018nuclear incident\u2019 training"},"content":{"rendered":"
A multi-agency exercise simulating a nuclear event will take place this week in the state of New York, the FBI has announced<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n A large-scale nuclear training exercise will take place in the US state of New York this week with visible activity expected to begin on Monday, the FBI has said.<\/p>\n The multi-agency training is scheduled to run from January 26 through January 31 in Schenectady, Albany, and Saratoga Counties, the agency announced. It added that the exercise poses no threat to the public.<\/p>\n The training will be primarily concentrated around Albany International Airport, the Stratton Air National Guard Base, and fire departments in northern Saratoga County.<\/p>\n The drills will simulate a nuclear event and are part of a series of regularly scheduled, biannual exercises conducted by the US government since 2012, the agency said in a statement on Friday.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cI believe planning for this one began back in the spring,\u201d<\/em> FBI Albany Public Affairs Officer Sarah Ruane told reporters. The drills are not being conducted in response to any recent or ongoing world events, she added.<\/p>\n In areas where the training will be taking place, residents may see participants wearing personal protective equipment \u201cto simulate realistic conditions,\u201d<\/em> as well as the presence of military personnel, vehicles, and aircraft, the FBI said.<\/p>\n The exercise is intended to \u201cpractice and enhance operational readiness to respond in the event of a nuclear incident in the United States or overseas,\u201d<\/em> according to the agency.<\/p>\n