ALWAYS PREPARED: The drill is to focus on protecting critical infrastructure, and the president might be evacuated using the CM-32 armored vehicle, a source said
Taipei Times
Date: Aug 26, 2018
By: Lo Tien-pin and Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter, with staff writer
The National Security Council is planning a three-day drill this week to test the
Two V-150 armored vehicles cross a road in Taipei during a drill on Aug. 4 last year. Photo: CNA
government’s ability to respond to an emergency, an unnamed senior-level government official said yesterday.
The timing of the drill is to be confirmed in the next few days, after evaluations have been made regarding heavy rainfall over the past few days, the source added.
The purpose of the drill is to practice ensuring the safety of political and military leaders during a military crisis, while maintaining the government’s core functions and protecting critical infrastructure, the source said.
The drill is divided into three sections: the activation of the emergency command post and the evacuation of the president, the vice president and other important leaders to the command post; the protection of critical infrastructure; and exercises responding to various scenarios, the source said. [FULL STORY]