Chef Jim Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) http://www.foxnews.com/us/2018/01/13/hawaii-emergency-officials-say-ballistic-missile-threat-alert-was-mistake.html First off how is a mistake like this made and could you imagine if you got that alert on your phone?? Edited January 13, 2018 by Chef Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Amazing that someone "pushed the wrong button" is the explanation. And no, I can't imagine getting that message. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 (edited) Methinks it was done on purpose to evaluate how people would respond. Thankfully we didn't start lobbing missiles towards NK. Edited January 13, 2018 by RaoulDuke79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadingpain Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 41 minutes ago, RaoulDuke79 said: Methinks it was done on purpose to evaluate how people would respond. Thankfully we didn't start lobbing missiles towards NK. I hear everyone ran around in circles shouting "We're dead man, we're dead!" I'm sure this was duly noted by officials as part of the drill. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 43 minutes ago, RaoulDuke79 said: Methinks it was done on purpose to evaluate how people would respond. Thankfully we didn't start lobbing missiles towards NK. US air command had nothing to do with it so there was no chance we were going to be lobbing missiles at anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowgirlsFan Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 GEEZ.. Can't we get a non eventful day?!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billsfansinceday1 Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 If this was truly just human error, someone is desperately in need of a new job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherpa Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 14 minutes ago, Mike in Horseheads said: US air command had nothing to do with it so there was no chance we were going to be lobbing missiles at anyone. What exactly is "US air command?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 55 minutes ago, sherpa said: What exactly is "US air command?" The people that actually know whats going on with missile launches via satellite etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherpa Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 1 minute ago, Mike in Horseheads said: The people that actually know whats going on with missile launches via satellite etc Oh. Since there is no such command, I was wondering who you meant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 1 minute ago, Mike in Horseheads said: The people that actually know whats going on with missile launches via satellite etc Sherpa's former Navy. He knows better than I do that there's no "US Air Command." Space Command controls the warning platforms. STRATCOM the missiles. And we get about three days of warning before a DPRK launch, not 20 minutes. 4 minutes ago, sherpa said: Oh. Since there is no such command, I was wondering who you meant. Yeah...but what do you know? Go supersize my fries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike in Horseheads Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 4 minutes ago, DC Tom said: Sherpa's former Navy. He knows better than I do that there's no "US Air Command." Space Command controls the warning platforms. STRATCOM the missiles. And we get about three days of warning before a DPRK launch, not 20 minutes. Yeah...but what do you know? Go supersize my fries. Thank you. my original point was we aren't lobbing missiles because some guy sent out a alert by mistake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sherpa Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 5 minutes ago, DC Tom said: Yeah...but what do you know? Go supersize my fries. I'm here to learn. Just hadn't heard of that one, and who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 30 minutes ago, DC Tom said: And we get about three days of warning before a DPRK launch, not 20 minutes. But he has a button. That he can push anytime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 9 minutes ago, Just Jack said: But he has a button. That he can push anytime. And 3 days later, a missile has a 50-50 chance of launching. And if it's aimed at Hawaii, that's the safest place to be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Leaderships are important. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 Rocket man is pissed that he wasn’t even responsible.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 I'll bet there were a lot of spilled Mai Tai's when that happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helpmenow Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 (edited) A Lazy government worker with their feet on the desk watching porn probably Edited January 14, 2018 by Helpmenow 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Avenger Posted January 14, 2018 Share Posted January 14, 2018 I've made some mistakes on the job before, but I'm happy to report that none of them ever caused an entire state to panic and caused the president to be briefed in the middle of his golf game - that is an epic level screwup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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