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Someone 'pushed the wrong button' to send false ballistic missile alarm in Hawaii, governor says
Washington Times ^ | 1/13/18 | Daniel Chaitin

Posted on 01/13/2018 12:33:01 PM PST by Brilliant

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To: Brilliant
Accidents happen, but the response is pathetic: screaming, crying, etc. No on prepared. Ridiculous.

On the other hand, I worry that this state will now demand billions of dollars to prepare. Equally ridiculous.

Too many snowflakes and people conditions to rely on the government to tell them what to do, not do, fear, etc.

And guess what, what are all of them missing? Personal protection of the 2nd amendment. Which undermines any individual responsibility and ability to prepare and protect themselves.

41 posted on 01/13/2018 1:04:57 PM PST by Reno89519 (PRESIDENT TRUMP, KEEP YOUR PROMISES! NO AMNESTY AND BUILD THAT WALL.)
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To: Brilliant
"I said hit control-ALT-delete!"


42 posted on 01/13/2018 1:06:13 PM PST by Larry Lucido (Take Covfefe Ree Zig!)
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To: Brilliant

Make it require two hands to engage the message. Someone would have to put their phone down to do it. Wont’ happen.


43 posted on 01/13/2018 1:06:22 PM PST by Fireone (Lock Her Up! (and 100 of her accomplices))
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To: hal ogen

My guess is it was the same state worker drone who verified Obungo’s birth certificate.


44 posted on 01/13/2018 1:07:33 PM PST by FirstFlaBn
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To: libertylover

Early reports from the lunatic left indicate it was Trump’s fault because he was golfing at the time.


45 posted on 01/13/2018 1:10:13 PM PST by KyCats
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To: Reno89519

Just thinking about this, I think that if I had been in Hawaii and received this warning I would immediately say “BS.” I would think it’s more likely a mistake than an actual attack.

The reason is that you would naturally associate it with North Korea, but while NK has the bomb, even the H-bomb, and ICBMs, I doubt that they have the ability to put all but the smallest bombs on their missiles at this point, and they likely don’t have very accurate aim. Also, it would be insane to attack Hawaii because even if you get a direct hit, the US would retaliate and blow you to kingdom come.

Having said that, though, I would not put it passed Kim to launch an UNARMED test missile toward Hawaii. In fact, now that he sees what our reaction is, I suspect he’ll do it in the near future.


46 posted on 01/13/2018 1:12:10 PM PST by Brilliant
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To: Brilliant

Someone had a cold.........right Fienstien?


47 posted on 01/13/2018 1:15:53 PM PST by wardamneagle
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To: Brilliant
Yea, this stinks to high heavens.

48 posted on 01/13/2018 1:17:46 PM PST by Falcon4.0
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To: Brilliant

“....the public must have confidence in our emergency alert system....” You don’t say, Guvnah? You mean confidence such as in the validity of Long Form Birth Certificates, and that sort of thing? Is that what you mean, Guvnah?


49 posted on 01/13/2018 1:18:03 PM PST by Tucker39 (Read: Psalm 145. The whole psalm.....aloud; as praise to our God.)
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To: Brilliant

Were all the bums out there panicked too?


50 posted on 01/13/2018 1:19:48 PM PST by onedoug
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To: Brilliant

How many buttons are there?

One for Tsunami, one for Japanese attack, one for North Korean nukes?


51 posted on 01/13/2018 1:20:01 PM PST by hattend
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To: Brilliant

Well, it got the endless analysis of “sh*thole” off the air. Now it’s an endless analysis of a false alarm. Keeps the hysteria going.


52 posted on 01/13/2018 1:21:37 PM PST by bluejean (The lunatics are running the asylum)
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To: Brilliant

“Yer fired.”


53 posted on 01/13/2018 1:24:49 PM PST by savedbygrace
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To: Brilliant

Gov David Ige AND Hawaii State AG Doug Chin have to GO!

NO DOUG CHIN elected to HI CD-1 - U.S. Congress!
Forget it ....Chin is an intrinsic danger to the United States of America .

The RNCC needs to stand up and take notice of this one - WHIP the Hawaii Republican Party into shape and get a winning candidate in the field NOW !
HRP has a long history of be the least effective Republican organization in the entire country .


54 posted on 01/13/2018 1:25:22 PM PST by LeoWindhorse (America First !)
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To: Brilliant

“Yes, but it was entirely understandable... After all, it was a shift change”

Followed by a large number of underwear changes throughout the islands...


55 posted on 01/13/2018 1:28:52 PM PST by Clutch Martin (Hot sauce aside, every culture has its pancakes, just as every culture has its noodle.)
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To: Brilliant

Have you seen the one and only instruction sheet from the Democrat controlled Hawaii state government related to a nuclear attack in progress....sickening. The Democrat Governor should be removed from office immediately.

Shucks, I can’t wait to see and hear the excuses of these low life Democrat incompetents. It would not surprise me me, if some nutcase Obama Democrat state employee purposely set the warning system on to frighten and terrify Hawaii residents and tourists alike.

POTUS, Trump...immediately summon the Governor, the two Senators and the House Representative to Washington to give us all an explanation in detail. This never should have happened unless the attack warning was 100% true.

This is the result of eight years of Obama, Clinton and the entire hate America, Democrat Party. Case Closed!!!


56 posted on 01/13/2018 1:30:08 PM PST by JLAGRAYFOX (Defeat both the Republican (e) & Democrat (e) political parties....Forever!!!)
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57 posted on 01/13/2018 1:31:17 PM PST by bushpilot2
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To: Clutch Martin

Yea,a lot of spam was passed!


58 posted on 01/13/2018 1:33:10 PM PST by Dr. Ursus
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To: Falcon4.0
Highly doubt there would be time for a protocol to have someone “push a button” to alert a population in the case of a missile attack.

Hacker psyops? Anything to do with the Zuma payload launched by SpaceX last week?

59 posted on 01/13/2018 1:33:53 PM PST by binreadin
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To: Brilliant

why would it take 40 minutes to correct this error?


60 posted on 01/13/2018 1:36:12 PM PST by HollyB
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