MND announces emergency public alert systems to be tested May 27-30, coinciding with Han Kuang exercises
Taiwan News
Date: 2019/04/16
By: Duncan DeAeth, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) will be conducting
MND Spokesperson Han Gangming, April 16 (By Central News Agency)
air raid drills at the end of May, a spokesperson for the ministry has announced.
From May 27 to May 30, all regions of Taiwan are instructed to be on alert for the 42nd Wan An Exercises (萬安四十二號), which include tests of the country’s air raid alert system. The regions include the North, Central, South and East regions of the main island, along with outlying islands of Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu.
Over the four day period, the MND will be testing the country’s “Airspace Threat Alert System” (空中威脅告警系統) to simulate advance warning of incoming missile attacks. The “Disaster Prevention Warning System” will also be tested.
As part of the exercise to ensure national preparedness, the public will be notified by the alert system through their mobile phones. [FULL STORY]