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SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A bill introduced in the state Legislature would allow emergency management personnel in the state to once again make plans to evacuate cities ahead of a possible nuclear attack.

Critics argue that lifting the ban would only help bolster an illusion that nuclear war is winnable.

The Spokesman-Review says the bill was before the House Public Safety Committee on Monday. It would lift a 1984 ban on creating plans to evacuate people in advance of a possible nuclear attack.

Before 1984, some communities had extensive nuclear readiness and survival plans.

The Spokane plan calle...