Lefebvre said that, in general, Gotham Shield will not involve the actual deployment of emergency response equipment and personnel.

It is to be a „notional“ exercise in which emergency responders respond theoretically to an unfolding nuclear event scenario in which all levels of government are in communication and playing a role.

The drill is not a response to the recent tensions between the United States and North Korea, or any international incident, since it has been in the planning stages for a year, Lefebvre said.