Additionally, the long-lasting effects of a nuclear fallout would cover most of the Spokane region, making life unsustainable regardless of attack survival. The evacuation plan assumed that a substantial forewarning of an attack would take place, when, in reality, the warning for Spokanites could consist of only a few minutes. Though the goals of Operation Walkout had been met, this demonstration of readiness for a nuclear war was highly staged. The Pentagon and city leaders considered the event to be a major success, as it was highly organized and publicized, with over 10,000 participants all cooperating effectively.
One bomber dropping a slew of pamphlets warning of the dangers of the hydrogen bomb. They gathered at points where busses were to transport citizens away from the city to the shelter of the surrounding hills.Īs the citizens fled, mock air attacks on the city were performed by military fighter planes.
Operation Walkout had begun, as thousands of employees and residents evacuated the downtown district on foot. On a rainy spring morning in Spokane, the wailing cries of air raid sirens rang across downtown. In 1954, Spokane made international news when the entire city staged a drill for a nuclear attack Text
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