False Alarm: Ballistic Missile inbound to Hawaii

**LEDetailing** · 01-13-2018, 07:49 PM

I cannot think of a worse feeling.

In hindsight, TEOTWAWKI reaction of people would be interesting to study from an emergency management and planning standpoint.

I’m guessing someone(s) will not be coming into their emergency management office(s) on Monday. If they do come in, they will not be leaving employed.

**yakky** · 01-13-2018, 07:56 PM

It's hard to imagine that sort of alert doesn't require supervisory approval. If it doesn't, the person in charge of the development needs some attention.

The paranoid side of me suspects they were hacked. Maybe by NK.

**LEDetailing** · 01-13-2018, 08:00 PM

Originally Posted by yakky

It's hard to imagine that sort of alert doesn't require supervisory approval. If it doesn't, the person in charge of the development needs some attention.

The paranoid side of me suspects they were hacked. Maybe by NK.

I never even thought of the hacking possibility. Very likely. Top “fake news” story of 2018

**Rsurfer** · 01-13-2018, 08:00 PM

What a wake up call. Cleaning up in my bathroom at around 8 AM and my IPhone give off this awful alert sound. We are under a ballistic missile attack. Take cover, it will only be mintues before being hit by land or sea. THIS IS NOT A TEST!! Take cover.

My first question to my self is, take cover where?? There are no bomb shelters near by.

Minutes go by and waiting for this big explosion, talk about anxiety!!!

Eighteen minutes later the false alarm is posted.

**FUNX650** · 01-13-2018, 09:00 PM

So glad that Hell didn’t rain down
upon the good people of Hawaii...

{Heard the (false)alarm was due
to a misquoted syllogistic fallacy.}

Bob

**PaulMys** · 01-13-2018, 09:09 PM

My wife was born in Hawaii. Military kid.

Her Step Mom and brother still live there. (Hilo).

What a debacle of scary texts/calls today. Yeesh......

**ducksfan** · 01-13-2018, 09:52 PM

Originally Posted by LEDetailing

I never even thought of the hacking possibility. Very likely. Top “fake news” story of 2018

Fake news? Do you doubt the alert went out? I would say the more probable explanation is fake government explanation. I do not believe an alert like that could be sent out without a deliberate action.

**Rsurfer** · 01-13-2018, 10:11 PM

Talk about chaos, people were shoving their kids down man holes.

**LEDetailing** · 01-13-2018, 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by ducksfan

Fake news? Do you doubt the alert went out? I would say the more probable explanation is fake government explanation. I do not believe an alert like that could be sent out without a deliberate action.

Sorry, no that wasn’t my intention with the “fake news” comment. It was a very poor play on the whole foreign government (in this case NK not Russia) allegedly interfering with of our lives and tying it into buzz news story of “fake news”. And this literally being “fake” as in false alert. I have no doubt the text alert went out. Again sorry for the misunderstanding.

**ducksfan** · 01-14-2018, 02:34 AM

Originally Posted by LEDetailing

Sorry, no that wasn’t my intention with the “fake news” comment. It was a very poor play on the whole foreign government (in this case NK not Russia) allegedly interfering with of our lives and tying it into buzz news story of “fake news”. And this literally being “fake” as in false alert. I have no doubt the text alert went out. Again sorry for the misunderstanding.

My response was more directed at the present political situation rather than you, also. There is fake news out there. But a lot of information being called 'Fake News' is actually information being reported accurately with the source providing false information. Like Phillips says regularly, words mean something. I was just interjecting to get the meaning presented correctly.

Sorry if it came off as I was busting on you. You weren't my focus.