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2018-01-13 China-Japan-Koreas

Ballistic Missile False Alarm Terrorizes Hawaiians

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Posted by Besoeker 2018-01-13 15:32|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 "The EAS protocol should only be available to government officials."
So what I assumed was correct. If they knew, they wouldn't warn the rest of us. They'd be too busy running.

Posted by ed in texas 2018-01-13 15:49|| 2018-01-13 15:49|| Front Page Top

#2 Had those last 8 years of Obama worked out for you?

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-01-13 16:27|| 2018-01-13 16:27|| Front Page Top

#3 ...How

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-01-13 16:28|| 2018-01-13 16:28|| Front Page Top

#4 Wonder if there's a chinese tourist stampede home?

Posted by Skidmark 2018-01-13 16:34|| 2018-01-13 16:34|| Front Page Top

#5 Video surfaced showing parents putting their children into storm drains and culverts for protection.

Posted by Cheretle Angeans6218 2018-01-13 16:34|| 2018-01-13 16:34|| Front Page Top

#6 Nice work! Next time when it is a real alert, people will just roll their eyes and say "Not again!". Just like in that fable, "The Boy Who Cried Incoming".

Posted by SteveS 2018-01-13 17:51|| 2018-01-13 17:51|| Front Page Top

#7 Oh, the EAS should only be available to government officials, I presume above a certain rank. Please, do go on Ms. Gabbard.

Posted by swksvolFF 2018-01-13 18:33|| 2018-01-13 18:33|| Front Page Top

#8 It's a government system, meaning it's available for Russian, Chinese, Nork and well, just about anybody in the world with a little computer skills.

Government and computer security apparently does not go hand in hand.

Posted by Seeking cure for ignorance 2018-01-13 18:57|| 2018-01-13 18:57|| Front Page Top

#9 Susan Rice says it's OK, couldn't possibly happen. Settle down

Posted by Frank G 2018-01-13 19:14|| 2018-01-13 19:14|| Front Page Top

#10 Maybe a "this is my last day, screw you" employee moment?

Posted by Anomalous Sources 2018-01-13 19:30|| 2018-01-13 19:30|| Front Page Top

#11 What happened to the flashing red popup: "Do you really really really want to send this?"

Posted by KBK 2018-01-13 23:47|| 2018-01-13 23:47|| Front Page Top

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