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The Emergency Broadcast System (now officially known as the Emergency Alert System) is a system for "issuing" (sending) "warnings" (statements of bad things that might happen) to the "general public" (ordinary people; all people) in the United States during an emergency. The system was designed to be used in times of war, but it is more often used for "natural disasters" like "severe" (extreme; very strong) weather.

Most people are familiar with the Emergency Broadcast System because they have heard the "alerts" (notifications designed to get people's attention) on the radio or seen them on TV. There is usually an unpleasant, "high-pitched" (with a high voice, like a soprano) "tone" (musical note). Then a voice makes the following announcement, or something similar:

This is a "test" (an attempt to try something and see if it is working correctly) of the Emergency Broadcast System. This is only a test. If this had been an "actual" (real) emergency, you would have been instructed "where to tune in" (which radio station or TV channel to visit) in your area for news and official information."

"Critics" (people who do not like something) sometimes argued that the Emergency Broadcast System was "ineffective" (not good at doing something) because it gave people a "false sense of security" (the incorrect belief that one is safe). They said that radio and television "broadcasters" (the people responsible for sharing radio and TV shows with the public) wouldn't know what to do in an actual emergency, and instead needed greater training and more detailed instructions.