Hawaiians jarred by false alarm of ballistic missile threat - UPI.com:
UPI reports: "A false alarm shook Hawaiians early local time Saturday as alerts
mistakenly warned islanders of a ballistic missile threat.
Shortly after 8 a.m. Hawaii residents began posting screenshots of
alerts they had received on their phones that said 'BALLISTIC MISSILE
THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.'
A tweet by State Rep. Tulsi Gabbard confirmed the false alarm, saying it
was sent out inadvertently and that she checked with state officials.
Hawaii Gov. David Ige told CNN that the mistake was caused by someone
pushing 'the wrong button.'"
Comment: What strange days we are living in. Imagine thousands of people scrambling to secure their families and friends thinking that a nuclear missile attack is imminent. Imagine what is going through their heads, what that stress is doing to their bodies (talk about adrenaline!) and not to mention all the immediate stress on the institutions of society. What an amazing thing to happen. I'm sure many studies will be done in the aftermath of this false alarm to examine just how the people and institutions of Hawaii coped with this sudden fear if attack.
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