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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEvery Siren in the State of Hawaii Went Off!!!
And no authorization was given for this.
WTF???
Link to tweet
BigmanPigman
(51,629 posts)TalenaGor
(1,104 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,629 posts)go down storm drains and under manhole covers. I know what to do during earthquakes and wildfires but nukes and missiles...no way.
orangecrush
(19,620 posts)my own...
orangecrush
(19,620 posts)SweetieD
(1,660 posts)orangecrush
(19,620 posts)apparently.
wasupaloopa
(4,516 posts)I am about to be nuked in a couple of minutes
orangecrush
(19,620 posts)contrary to popular belief, it is possible to survive if you are not in ground zero.
Girard442
(6,085 posts)The people at ground zero would be the lucky ones.
cilla4progress
(24,772 posts)Hack
Call me crazy
orangecrush
(19,620 posts)Pachamama
(16,887 posts)I agree....
Evergreen Emerald
(13,070 posts)were the ones who turned on the sirens after receiving the notice.
orangecrush
(19,620 posts)The military doesn't control civilian sirens, as far as I know.
I could be wrong.
jalan48
(13,886 posts)orangecrush
(19,620 posts)and possibly nothing.
CincyDem
(6,386 posts)orangecrush
(19,620 posts)so not everywhere was affected.
brush
(53,871 posts)Several generals have warned that war is coming, and with trump and Un both unstable, maybe they want to condition people for the inevitable.
That had to be scary.
orangecrush
(19,620 posts)I would guess extremely unlikely that this,was from our side.
brush
(53,871 posts)allegedly pushed the wrong button.
I just wonder.
msongs
(67,443 posts)orangecrush
(19,620 posts)this didn't happen everywhere.
Glad you are safe!
Stardust1
(123 posts)Testing the US response?
orangecrush
(19,620 posts)exactly.
orangecrush
(19,620 posts)they said there was an "are you sure" that had to be clicked as well.
Wonder how much one gets paid or blackmailed to do that?
Lifelong Protester
(8,421 posts)rickford66
(5,528 posts)Going off doesn't make sense. As confusing as flammable and inflammable.
MLAA
(17,329 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,900 posts)Just the phone alerts.
MustLoveBeagles
(11,636 posts)I thought it only Text Alerts sent out.
ThoughtCriminal
(14,049 posts)What'll happen?
Renew Deal
(81,873 posts)I doubt those systems are well protected
Cha
(297,692 posts)thing. Can't believe I didn't hear it. Got up about 9:amish.
I'm glad I did.. talked to peeps here today who were so worried.. tweeting loved ones goodbye
Also friends said.. it seems like it would have to be someone in authority who pushed the button. Not just anyone who worked there would have access.
herding cats
(19,568 posts)Its bad enough it happened, but Im glad you were at least spared.
The things Ive read today from the people who endured this fiasco has broken my heart! Its good to know you were at least spared in all this, Cha.
Cha
(297,692 posts)his wife slept through it, too, in another town.
So sorry for those who had to have those thoughts that.. this could be it.. cruel and unusual
herding cats
(19,568 posts)I didnt see you commenting by the time it was debunked (which was mercifully before you woke today I now know!) and hoped youd been spared any undue stress. Im glad that was the case.
Im relived you, and your loved ones were spared. Im still angry anyone had to think it was possibly their last few moments on this earth. Which apparently close to a million people experienced! The official reason isnt making much sense, either. I dont know what the whole truth is, but its possibly not what we were all told at first considering the now conflicting reports.
Damn, we live in interesting times.
Cha
(297,692 posts)of you, herding cats.. I had no idea!
But, since I last posted to you.. I started thinking about what I would have thought and it might have gone something like this.. " the holy fuck is this?!!!" I would have thought of trump and his big damn stupid shithole, while scrambling to send messages of Love to my family here and on the Mainland.
I had a similar experience, though not as deadly, on 9/11/92 when Hurricane Iniki struck Kauai. We were all in my son's house.. I and 13 of his surfer friends and girlfriends. We were all laying on the floor by the threshold because that was suppose to be the safest place.
It felt and sounded like a speeding train was headed straight for us.. I blurted out a "I love you all!!".. and I got laughs! It felt like the best thing to say at that point in time. Luckily his house stayed intact even though we never knew if it was going to blow at any time.
25 years ago!
I hope we find out the truth of what exactly happened and why it went off.
Missile threat alert for Hawaii a false alarm; officials blame employee who pushed 'wrong button'
"BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL," the emergency alert read.
snip//
Ige also tweeted that he is meeting with top defense and emergency management officials from the state "to determine what caused this morning's false alarm and to prevent it from happening again."
More..
http://www.cnn.com/2018/01/13/politics/hawaii-missile-threat-false-alarm/index.html
That would have been Awful to read!
Laffy Kat
(16,386 posts)Could the Russians be behind all this?
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)It's very possible.