Exercise Tocsin was an emergency preparedness drill held by the
Government of Canada
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on November 13, 1961,
The Exercise Tocsin radio broadcast
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by the USSR
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on Canada. Every law enforcement agency, provincial, and municipal government took part in the exercise. Part of the exercise was a 13-minute radio program
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Radio netw ...
that was broadcast by every radio transmitter in the country. The broadcast told citizens of Canada what to do in the event of nuclear war
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.
References
Cold War: Tocsin B - This is not an emergency
Military history of Canada
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