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Post by swamprat on Jan 13, 2018 14:56:30 GMT -6
Oooops! Hawaii Receives False-Alarm ‘Ballistic Missile Threat’ AlertBy Chas Danner Updated on January 13, 2018, 3:00 pm
Stunned Hawaiians received a terrifying emergency alert on their mobile devices and television screens early Saturday morning warning them of a “ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii” and telling them to “seek immediate shelter.” The mistaken alert, which reached an unknown number of people in the state just after 8 a.m. local time, even indicated that “this is not a drill”:
An automated television message was sent out too, announcing that, “the U.S. Pacific Command has detected a missile threat to Hawaii.” The scrolling message and automated voice continued:
"A missile may impact on land or sea within minutes. This is not a drill. If you are indoors, stay indoors. If you are outdoors, seek immediate shelter in a building. Remain indoors well away from windows. If you are driving, pull safely to the side of the road and seek shelter in a building or lay on the floor. We will announce when the threat has ended. This is not a drill. Take immediate action measures."
The false alert was due to human error, according to Senator bob Schatz, and the U.S. Pacific Command also confirmed that it had detected no missile. A spokesman for the Hawaii’s Emergency Management Agency claimed that the agency had been performing a standard drill and blamed the false alert on a technical issue. Hawaii governor David Ige, however, said that a staff member at the agency had accidentally pressed the wrong button during a shift change, triggering the emergency alert system.
nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2018/01/hawaii-receives-false-ballistic-missile-threat-alert.html
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Post by skywalker on Jan 13, 2018 21:40:26 GMT -6
Thank goodness our country's safety is in good hands... Wait a minute... What am I saying?
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Post by randy on Jan 14, 2018 0:13:37 GMT -6
air raid pearl harbor this is no drill. Famous words. It will be interesting to see if this is a fore warning of things to come. If I were in Hawaii I would not be.
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Post by paulette on Jan 14, 2018 0:22:20 GMT -6
PRESSESD THE WRONG BUTTON! I have to stop typing and pant. This is how the world could end.
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Post by auntym on Jan 14, 2018 13:10:29 GMT -6
www.bbc.com/news/world-42681595?ocid=socialflow_twitterHow to survive a missile attack: What's the official advice?1-14-2018 What would you do if a hostile missile was flying towards your country, and you had minutes to take cover? It's a terrifying prospect, and one the people of Hawaii faced on Saturday when an emergency warning was mistakenly sent telling them, "Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill". Many tweeted that they were taking refuge in bathtubs, or even under mattresses. But what's the official guidance in the event of a North Korean missile attack? 'Get inside, stay inside, stay tuned' Hawaii has been pondering that question since December, when it restarted monthly tests of its nuclear attack siren for the first time since the end of the Cold War. The US state, which is about 7,400km (4,600 miles) from North Korea, has been increasingly on edge since President Trump and North Korea's Kim Jong-un began exchanging nuclear threats. So if the siren goes, what are Hawaiians and visitors meant to do? Firstly, work out if it really is the missile siren. That signal uses a wavering tone, and is not to be confused with the steady-tone "attention alert" the state uses to warn of natural disasters like hurricanes or tsunamis. Secondly, don't try to run. You're safer inside the closest, most protective building - below ground if possible, somewhere like a concrete basement. The goal should be to put the maximum space between yourself and potential nuclear fallout. In Hawaii, social media footage even showed adults guiding children into storm drains. This is not considered safe because of the risk of drowning or dangerous gases being present. Estimates of how quickly a North Korean missile would hit vary, but last month the Honolulu Star-Advertiser gave an estimate of 20 minutes. Hawaii's emergency management agency put out a public service announcement in November that advised: "Get inside, stay inside, stay tuned." So you should also switch on the TV or radio to await information and further instructions. The US Department of Homeland Security points people to ready.gov - a website with guidance on surviving a whole range of crises - from an active shooter, to a volcano, to a pandemic. In case of a nuclear blast, it says: "An underground area such as a home or office building basement offers more protection than the first floor of a building." "The heavier and denser the materials - thick walls, concrete, bricks, books and earth - between you and the fallout particles, the better." WATCH VIDEO & CONTINUE READING: www.bbc.com/news/world-42681595?ocid=socialflow_twitter
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Post by paulette on Jan 14, 2018 13:31:43 GMT -6
I am left with the same feelings and convictions that I had as a child when I was practicing hiding under my school desk.
Most of this is *bleep*. For sure find a basement. If the entire building falling in on top of you, I hope you will be at least comfortable. Listen to the radio - if it comes in in the basement. If its still on the air. Don't come out - if you are in the vicinity of a dirty nuclear strike (and they all are)you shouldn't breathe the air or drink the water for at very least years. Maybe thousands of years if you are concerned about encountering plutonium. It's half life is 24,110. That means, half of it is still around after that.)If Hawaii was hit, the USA would be in within 5 minutes. Then the volleying would go back and forth. Even though North Korea (and probably South Korea and Japan) would be atomized, the west coast of the USA and Canada would also go under fire. Assuming that North Korea has more than one or two functioning missles.
My advice? Eat dessert first.
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Post by skywalker on Jan 14, 2018 13:32:05 GMT -6
I'm not worried about the missile attack. It's the "official advice" that's dangerous.
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Post by randy on Jan 14, 2018 23:11:25 GMT -6
North Korea has a limited launch weight compared to the US. A missile fired at Hawaii could just as easily hit Argentina. yet North America is hard to miss so one or more missiles might hit here some where. A more reliable method other than coming by TWA would be balloons Worked for Japan in WWII Balloon bombs fell in Iowa and Ill. They wanted to drop biologic weapons here creating epidemics A fishing trawler off the coast could deliver a bomb to coastal cities. The sun glare off a sheet of glass the size of North Korea would be awesome. Make a fortune selling sun glasses
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Post by randy on Jan 23, 2018 1:01:36 GMT -6
A charter fishing boast off Hawaii saw an explosion in the sky at the time of the missile alert. At one time a new radar set by the military picked up the moon coming over the horizon but it lack the printout to give the real distance to the target when it started to record the contact. the Moon printed out exactly like a missile would. Fortunately some one realized what might be happening and we did not launch a counter attack. in the recent case it might have been areal missile launch at Hawaii that was blown up at the last minute. Question is who blew it up. As of late there have been anumnber of explosions around the world in the sky. We live in interesting times
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Post by plutronus on Jan 29, 2018 7:02:22 GMT -6
I'm not worried about the missile attack. It's the "official advice" that's dangerous. Hah hah hah, heee heee heee. Oh, man, I laughed so hard about that. That poor slob who ...somehow... caused that little faux-paux, I wouldn't wanna be in their shoes, here in the land of bad management finger-pointers...'who did it, who can fire, throw-in-jail'. America was so much better than this when the Masons were running things. The World's People loved us, and now....they all fear us or hate us. plutronus
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