http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... rning.html By JENNIFER SMITH Panic in Hawaii as Civil Defense accidentally issues alert for 'inbound ballistic missile threat' which told thousands to 'urgently seek shelter'
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Panic spread through the state of Hawaii on Saturday morning when residents received an alert on their phones warning of a ballistic missile threat that was accidentally sent out by Civil Defense.
Scores of confused residents tweeted screenshots of the warnings after receiving them shortly after 8am local time.
Hawaii falls within the range of the intercontinental ballistic missiles that North Korea have been testing in recent months as tensions between Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un flare.
After the alert was confirmed as a false alarm on Saturday, there was strong criticism for the mistake given the increasingly fear of global nuclear warfare.
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Nothing like pre-conditioning people to justify the North Korea invasion coming soon to a neighborhood in the far east.
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Grew up next to an AFB during the Cold War. We used to laugh at the thought of nuclear attack survival drills. Only three steps are required before impending nuclear attack: - Stand up - Bend down to get your head between your legs - And finally.... Kiss Your Ass Goodbye
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My wife is staying on Oahu with her mom. She called me this morning once she got the text. She could see everyone running from the beach to the hotels. Alarms going off all around. She asked me if there was a real missile coming....told her she would know before I would.
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In reality, what WOULD your reaction be if this was a real event? You're on CONUS and Hawaii gets hit?
Assume a full incoming and outgoing attack, and make preparations I suppose?
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Assume a full incoming and outgoing attack, and make preparations I suppose?
Yeah, my immediate assumption would be that we're going to war with whomever fired it. And then I would . . . well shit, I dunno. Cuddle up with a Mosin and whimper, probably.
In reality, what WOULD your reaction be if this was a real event? You're on CONUS and Hawaii gets hit?
Assume a full incoming and outgoing attack, and make preparations I suppose?
Quick, start fishing..........I mean if my ass is going to die from a dirty dirt poor NK nuke, my ass is going to be doing what I like to be doing. I wonder if the ladies might even be up for a last minute pleasure.
Seriously, what the actually fuk. Who DID that? Fire his ass.
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We just got back from Maui Monday night and while we were there they did a Siren test....The Wife about lost her Shit. We were 100 feet from a Siren Tower, those things are loud. When it first went off, (Jan 3rd i believe) i told her "relax, it's a test" Then it stopped and started up again! I was a little nervous...
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In reality, what WOULD your reaction be if this was a real event? You're on CONUS and Hawaii gets hit?
Assume a full incoming and outgoing attack, and make preparations I suppose?
get my gun and my truck and head for Costco to load up on supplies
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What a shit show our country would turn into the first few hours/days of an emergency/war.
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