The WORST Text Message Ever Sent: What Caused Hawaii's Nuclear False Alarm?
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In 2018, aggressive posturing from Kim Jong Un put Hawaii on notice. For the first time in years, the state was performing missile drills, something not practiced since the cold war era. Experts stressed the likelihood of a real-world attack was slim, and that the precautions being taken should not cause alarm. However on the morning of January 13th of 2018, Hawaiins awoke with a text message on their phone saying that a doomsday scenario was approaching their island in about 10 to 15 minutes. Panic ensued, but some time later it was revealed the message was sent by mistake, it was a false alarm. The blunder went down as not just a 2018 meme, but one of the biggest civil defense blunders in US history. What caused this mistake? Today I tell the story of Hawaii's false alarm incident.
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