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3 unusual facts about United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation


United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation

Ballistic missile air raid warnings for the UK would have originated from the shared UK/USA Ballistic Missile Early Warning System in England, (the site is now upgraded and still operational at RAF Fylingdales, on the North York Moors) and disseminated through UKRAOC to the carrier warning system.

Sparetime members of the UKWMO warning teams were awarded the Civil Defence Medal for fifteen years continuous years service, with a bar for each subsequent twelve years.

Point to point SX2000 automated telephone exchanges were installed in ROC headquarters and old fashioned telegraph equipment was replaced with modern computerised message switching equipment.


Civil Defence Medal

The Civil Defence Medal (CDM) was a long service award in the United Kingdom and associated territories, instituted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in March 1961 and awarded for 15 years continuous sparetime voluntary service in a variety of different organizations including the Auxiliary Fire Service, National Hospital Service Reserve, United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation and the Civil Defence Corps.


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