Hundreds of people are at the Battle Command Training Center at Fort Leavenworth this week practicing what they would do in an emergency.
Specifically, they were dealing with a fictional scenario in which a nuclear explosion is detonated in Kansas City, Mo.
The exercise is being used to certify headquarters elements of a chemical, radiological, nuclear and high-yield explosive-consequence management response force, or CCMRF, according to Navy Capt. Michael Collins, deputy commander for Joint Task Force Civil Support.
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