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applegrove

(118,630 posts) Sat Jan 13, 2018, 09:29 PM Jan 2018

Hawaiian Governor Ige says he knew within 5 minutes that it was a false

alarm but it took to 38 minutes to get the false alarm message out on the platform to correct previous ballistic missile warning to Hawaiian residents. CNN

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Hawaiian Governor Ige says he knew within 5 minutes that it was a false (Original Post) applegrove Jan 2018 OP

Hmm MustLoveBeagles Jan 2018 #1

Maybe they had to write it if they had not planned for a false alarm message? applegrove Jan 2018 #2

Thank you for the quick reply MustLoveBeagles Jan 2018 #3

Oh I can't imagine. It would be torturous and traumatizing. I hope nobody applegrove Jan 2018 #5

There's a difference between knowing, and knowing enough to put people's lives on the line. Calista241 Jan 2018 #4

MustLoveBeagles

(11,594 posts)

1. Hmm

Reply to applegrove (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 10:07 PM

Jan 2018

Why did it take so long to inform the public? That part really bothers me.

applegrove

(118,630 posts)

2. Maybe they had to write it if they had not planned for a false alarm message?

Reply to MustLoveBeagles (Reply #1)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 10:09 PM

Jan 2018

Then upload it.

MustLoveBeagles

(11,594 posts)

3. Thank you for the quick reply

Reply to applegrove (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 10:15 PM

Jan 2018

Your explanation sounds reasonable. Still that half hour of waiting must have seemed like an eternity the average citizen.

applegrove

(118,630 posts)

5. Oh I can't imagine. It would be torturous and traumatizing. I hope nobody

Reply to MustLoveBeagles (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 10:32 PM

Jan 2018

gets ptsd. And all the kids. We have not heard the end of this.

Calista241

(5,586 posts)

4. There's a difference between knowing, and knowing enough to put people's lives on the line.