"If we persevere, we will emerge victorious." Uh, no. If it comes to nuclear war,

I sure hope this is the closest we ever get to the real thing.

obama, your voice has changed

The most chilling part is the silence between broadcast

Given that the EAS is supposed to override cable TV and radio programming, it makes me wonder if cordcutters are screwed.

when I was listening to this, my lights flickered and I swear I just froze in fear

The use of static, pitch & silence puts this at it's own level. It's really remarkable how superior this is to other vids done in this style.

That was President Steven Hawking speaking in case anyone was unclear :)

OK, these things terrify me more than any horror movie. I demand my mother at once!

We will stay on the air as long as we c-

The sirens you hear at

Holy shit... at the end of the video one of the loudest fireworks i have ever heard went off only about 100 meters away.. i jumped straight out of my chair and almost through the floor

Do you know why this instills fear? It's due to classical conditioning a psychological reaction with our brains. It's like hearing your alarm clock on Saturday when you don't have to go to class or hearing someone else's ringtone the same as yours gives you the urge to answer your phone. So you have been conditioned at a young age to know when that sound appears a sense of fear is present. The sound has classically conditioned your brains to be afraid or alert with fear when the sound goes off.

This video changed my perspective and made me realize that if a man made or natural disaster would happen I wasn't prepared for it. Now I'm building supplies in case an emergency does happen.

11:23

Dude. This is by far your BEST simulation. Stick with the LIVE stuff. It is really realistic. Try adding other sound effects like you did hear. Maybe make mock newscasts, etc.

The EAS should also have released additional instructions, like these:

3:29

Having taken place in my hometown, this made it a lot scarier.

Try watching this at midnight and your entire family is asleep.