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How the hell could the Americans make this mistake?!

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brizzledrizzle · 13/01/2018 20:43

They announced an incoming missile alert for Hawaii which is in range for North Korean missiles. The mistake wasn't corrected for nearly 20 minutes according to the BBC.

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SideOrderofSprouts · 13/01/2018 20:46

I saw that. As dh put it. Must have been a brown trouser time

Plentyoffishnets · 13/01/2018 20:48

I'm wondering if something got hacked?

Leigha3 · 13/01/2018 20:50

Guessing it was the mistake of a few geniuses rather than Americans as a whole.

W0rriedMum · 13/01/2018 20:53

Copying my comment from another thread.

I am NOT a conspiracy type person but two things don't add up:

  • why did it have a "this is not a drill" message when this goes through a chain of command to go out
  • how come a correction text didn't go out sooner?

Something doesn't add up here.

Kursk · 13/01/2018 20:55

A wrong button was pressed. But on a positive note the residents got an excellent unannounced practice drill.

I bet a few families are going over there backup plans

brizzledrizzle · 13/01/2018 20:56

Kim Jong un must be rubbing his hands in glee.

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Kursk · 13/01/2018 20:57

W0rriedMum

The messages are pre written and get sent when ordered.

I assume it took a while to cancel it because the guy didn’t realize he accidentally sent it

InionEile · 13/01/2018 20:58

Stable genius strikes again! Probably a Trump voter who fell asleep at the control desk after eating one too many cheeseburgers...

W0rriedMum · 13/01/2018 21:00

The whole state is calling their loved ones and the responsible people (because one person alone cannot send it out - there are multiple steps) doesn't realise it was sent?

I don't buy it.

VladmirsPoutine · 13/01/2018 21:00

Yanbu. Some mistakes can never be rectified. Must have been a very hairy moment for all involved!

TheWineHasRunOut · 13/01/2018 21:06

I blame Trump!! Wink

lookingforthecorkscrew · 13/01/2018 21:10

I read about a family that put their kids in the bathtub, because it was the most enclosed part of their house, and completely broke down. What awful scary times we live in.

DressAndGo · 13/01/2018 21:15

They are lucky there were no panic suicides Sad

Draylon · 13/01/2018 21:18

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MelanieSmooter · 13/01/2018 21:22

I’m not buying it either.

werewolfhowls · 13/01/2018 21:22

Petrov is a true hero

Draylon · 13/01/2018 21:25

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AcrossthePond55 · 13/01/2018 21:45

The news here is reporting that 'someone' pushed a button by accident. Luckily (so far) no one was hurt or died as a result of the mistake. I'm sure a big lesson will be learnt and new safeguards will be put in place to see this doesn't happen again.

Palavra · 13/01/2018 21:53

It took nearly 40 minutes for a correction. I’ve seen a clip of a woman putting her children down a storm train. People were apparently calling their family to say goodbye. Sounds like it’s a ticket to statewide PTSD Hmm

brizzledrizzle · 13/01/2018 22:04

Petrov saved many, many lives.

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DorisDangleberry · 13/01/2018 22:09

How the hell could the Americans make this mistake?!

It’s amazing isn’t it. A British person have never made a mistake. Because we all know the British public sector is the best in the world, and definitely not shit at all.

7Days · 13/01/2018 22:12

Those poor people .
There are surely steps thst are taken, a few people must sign off on it before the text was sent?
What were the media saying ?

VladmirsPoutine · 13/01/2018 22:14

@Doris I fear you don't know a single thing about anything.

MakeMisogynyAHateCrime · 13/01/2018 22:21

I can’t stop thinking about this.

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