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On January 13, 2018, a false
ballistic missile
alert was issued by the
Emergency Alert System
and
Commercial Mobile Alert System
over television, radio, and cellphones in the
U.S.
state of
Hawaii
.
[1]
[2]
The alert said that there was an incoming ballistic missile threat to Hawaii, advised residents to seek shelter, and said "this is not a drill".
[3]
The message was sent at 8:07 a.m.
HST
.
[4]
[5]
38 minutes later a second message was sent describing the first as a "false alarm".
[4]
State officials later blamed a button pushed in error during a shift change at the
Hawaii Emergency Management Agency
for the false first message.
[6]
Governor
David Ige
publicly said he was sorry for the false alert. The
United States Federal Communications Commission
and the
Hawaii House of Representatives
announced investigations into the incident.
- ↑
"
'Chaotic and nerve-wracking scene' as people across Hawaii get false alarm of imminent missile attack"
. ABC News. January 13, 2018
. Retrieved
January 13,
2018
.
- ↑
Wood, Vincent (January 13, 2018).
"HAWAII FALSE ALERT: Chilling ballistic missile warning issued to residents in ERROR"
.
Express
. Retrieved
January 13,
2018
.
- ↑
"Hawaii officials mistakenly warn of inbound missile"
. Associated Press. January 13, 2018
. Retrieved
January 13,
2018
.
- ↑
4.0
4.1
Wang, Amy (January 13, 2018).
"Hawaii officials say 'NO missile threat' amid emergency alerts"
.
The Washington Post
. Retrieved
January 13,
2018
.
- ↑
"
"Ballistic missile threat" warning in Hawaii a false alarm"
.
NBC News
. 13 January 2018
. Retrieved
14 January
2018
.
- ↑
Cohen, Zachary (January 13, 2018).
"Missile threat alert for Hawaii a false alarm"
. CNN
. Retrieved
January 13,
2018
.