Hawaii reinstates Cold-War era nuclear attack warning signal amid North Korea tension

[AdamG]

We were motivated to protect ourselves.

Origins Of The Nike System
http://alpha.fdu.edu/~bender/N-view.html

Hitting a Bullet with a Bullet
A History of Missile Defense
http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a381863.pdf

Interesting how the "NIMBY" kneejerk manifested. Thanks, DTIC!
See also Chicago

Detractors in Hyde Park
“Two unmistakable attributes of Cold War culture were conformity and fear. There was a great deal of centrism, as it was understood at the time,” Allen says, “because it was still thought that Americans must ban together, regardless of their differences, to beat a common foe.”
Still, there were citizens who raised concerns about the missile programs; some used the “not in my backyard” argument, calling the missile installations unsightly. Others questioned the need for the weapons.
The Hyde Park area was a hotbed for protest on both fronts, as Chicago’s southernmost lakefront missile site was, after all, in that neighborhood's backyard. A 1955 Chicago Tribune article mentions that members of the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference “vigorously protested” construction of a radar center on Promontory Point. That didn’t stop the Army from installing it, however.

https://www.wbez.org/shows/curious-c...c-75480a3d4cb7

[AdamG]

NYC removes Nuclear shelter signs.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ne...cid=spartandhp

[AdamG]

Rhetorically, *why* was there a false alarm?

Residents of Hawaii were thrown into a panic Saturday morning after an emergency alert was sent warning of a ballistic missile threat. But officials minutes later tweeted that it was a false alarm.
"NO missile threat to Hawaii," the state's Emergency Management Agency tweeted at 8:20 local time (1:20 ET).
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, tweeted: "This is a false alarm. There is no incoming missile to Hawaii."

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...icials-n837511

[Bill Moore]

We now know why, and why it generated some drama, and there will be accountability and lessons studied based off this event. Maybe more importantly we need to double down on dealing with North Korea. Other states have the ability to strike us, but only KJU is foolish enough to openly declare he'll nuke us.

[AdamG]

We now know why,

You're far less cynical than I.

[AdamG]

Once is happenstance...
Twice is coincidence...

Japanese public broadcaster NHK issued a North Korean missile launch alert on Tuesday evening—but, like a warning issued in Hawaii over the weekend—it turned out to be a false alarm.
The alert was published on the news channel's website and sent to thounsands of people who use the company's news app. Within minutes, the mistake was corrected. The broadcaster later published a clarification and apology on its website.
One Twitter user who received the alert said it read: "North Korea appears to have fired a missile, evacuate inside a building.” Five minutes later, another alert said it was a false alarm.

http://www.newsweek.com/japan-news-b...e-alarm-782116

[AdamG]

The Hawaii emergency management employee who set off a statewide panic on Saturday morning by sending out a false alarm about an incoming ballistic missile has been temporarily reassigned, but there are no plans to fire him or identify him publicly, a state official said.
The employee, who has worked for the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency for 10 years, sent the missile alert to cellphones across the state by picking the wrong option on his computer for a routine drill, and then confirming his choice, according to Richard Rapoza, the agency’s public information officer.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/15/u...eassigned.html
Right.