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Hot Rod
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Sat Jan 13 21:25:58 2018

A false alarm was triggered a short time ago.

The alarm went out over peoples cell phones.


Ike message was " a ballistic missile is headed for Hawaii. Take shelter. This is not a drill."

Hot Rod
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Sat Jan 13 21:30:13 2018

A Hawaii official is being interviewed right now. She is saying that her mother and sister wer crying.


The alarm went out bout an hour ago.

Hot Rod
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Sat Jan 13 21:36:35 2018

People were on twitter saying there was fear and pandemonium.


The trouble is, there is no place to hide in Hawaii from a nuclear. There are few, of any, cellars. Everything is above ground and not built to withstand a nuclear attack.

Forwyn
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Sat Jan 13 21:38:38 2018
lol

Q: I have heard that planning for a nuclear attack from North Korea is futile given most of the population will be killed or critically injured. Is that true?

A. No. Current estimates of human casualties based on the size (yield) of North Korean nuclear weapon technology suggests an explosion less than 8 miles in diameter. More than 90% of the population would survive the direct effects of such an explosion. Planning and preparedness are essential to protect those survivors from delayed residual radiation (fallout) and other effects of the attack such as the loss of utilities and communication systems, structural fires, etc.

Q. Are there public shelters (blast or fallout) designated in our communities?

A. No. There are currently no designated shelters in the State of Hawaii at this time. The short warning time (12 to 15 minutes) would not allow for residents or visitors to locate such a shelter in advance of the missile impact.

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Hot Rod
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Sat Jan 13 22:09:46 2018

As I said, "No Place To Hide".


I'm wondering if someone hacked in.

38 minutes from the alert to the first 'false alarm' message.

It would be something if NK hacked in.

tumbleweed
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Sat Jan 13 22:11:03 2018
Mr. Miyagi said someone pushed the wrong button during a shift change

Mr. Miyagi!
Hot Rod
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Sat Jan 13 22:18:16 2018

I would not be surprised if that were the case.

But, why 38 minutes before the "all clear" and why is an alarm issued by the push of one button?



Hot Rod
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Sat Jan 13 22:21:24 2018

What would you do if you got such a message on your cell phone?



Hot Rod
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Sat Jan 13 22:25:13 2018

Damn, people were getting into their bath tubs with a mattress over them.

Some were thinking of putting their children in storm drains.

McKobb
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Sat Jan 13 23:22:33 2018
I blame the Trump administration.
Hot Rod
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Sat Jan 13 23:54:40 2018

It is a State thingy.

Not Federal.

werewolf dictator
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Sun Jan 14 01:37:19 2018
iraq destroys its wmd.. and hillary has the nation invaded.. killing its leader and hundreds of thousands of people

libya gives up wmd programs.. and hillary laughs about having its leader stabbed to death in anus and turns country into shit show complete with slavery

thus unsurprisingly.. even genius like trump [known for his brilliant foreign policy] is having difficulty convincing north korea to give up its nukes [although s korean president praises great work of trump in getting them to at least talk].. i guess until usa locks up in prison its war criminals like hitlery they’re just going to have to live in constant fear
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