Staff Writer
Over the past few weeks there has been a lot of talk over missile launch buttons by the leader of North Korea and President Donald Trump. President Trump appeared to end the tête-à-tête tweeting that his “is a much bigger and more powerful one than his (Un’s)”; however, Hawaii put both of them in their place Saturday, Jan. 13, when an emergency system worker pressed the wrong button during a shift change.
The Hawaii residents received the text at 08:07 stating: “Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Seek immediate shelter. This is not a drill.”
It took 18 minutes to correct the mistake with an e-mail but there was no follow up text message until 38 minutes later.
Some people panicked, opening up manhole covers and hiding underground in the sewer system or rushing to the closest bathtub, whereas some walked the beaches with a resigned acceptance; after all, a walk on the beach isn’t the worst way to go, is it?
