Hawaii reinstates 'attack warning' siren to prepare for possible North Korean missile

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Source: NBC News

by Heidi Chang / Nov.26.2017 / 11:26 AM ET

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Because of the North Korean threat, the Aloha State is currently ramping up efforts to educate its 1.4 million residents, as well as its visitors, on how to prepare for a nuclear attack.

Hawaii has become one of the first states in the nation to initiate a nuclear preparedness campaign, and starting Dec. 1, it will reinstate the “attack warning” siren, which it hasn’t tested since the Cold War. The siren will follow the monthly “attention alert” signal, which warns people of an incoming tsunami or hurricane.

The state has also been holding community meetings and broadcasting public service announcements on TV and the radio to prepare people for a possible attack.

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If North Korea launches a missile, officials estimate it could take about 20 minutes to reach Hawaii. It would take about five minutes for the U.S. to determine where it’s going, which would leave about 12 to 15 minutes to warn the public.

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Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/hawaii-reinstates-attack-warning-siren-prepare-possible-north-korean-missile-n823821

[EarthFirst]

1. What a despicable way to sell a war...

The psyops behind this is mind-numbing.

[Fred Sanders]

8. Scare the people and then offer to soothe the fears. Age old control of populace. And 12 to 15

minutes is enough to kiss your ass goodbye.

What is the point of the sirens?? Another "duck and cover" attempt to equate hydrogen bombs with a puny conventional missiles. The point is thus to mislead and downplay the evil existence of the mother of all WMD's.

[marybourg]

2. Not to worry.

tRump will protect us.

[Javaman]

3. who remembers this?

[defacto7]

4. It's a situation where preparedness

Is probably worse then the possibility of attack.

[sarge43]

5. Q: Just WTF can you do in 12 to 15 minutes?

A: As we used to say at SAC bases circa Cold War, just enough time to get your record of emergency data up to date and kiss your ass good bye.

What a stupid benighted joke.

[Thor_MN]

9. Well...

Of course, you can't always count on who you are standing next to..

[sarge43]

12. Thank you, Thor

[Javaman]

14. crack open a cold one, climb on my roof and watch the world end. nt

[sarge43]

15. As good a plan as any. n/t

[Javaman]

17. during the "first cold war" c. 1982...

a buddy of mine and I got to talking and this was his plan that I have since adopted.

[AlexSFCA]

6. trump couldnt care less about Hawaii

or California and the west coast. An attack will help him to transition USA into military state oligarchy. Handsmaid tale is very possible and withing short period of time.

[Thor_MN]

10. Hawaii? Isn't that in Kenya or something? Sad.

[Cryptoad]

7. Thanks,,,,but No Thnaks,,,,,

I want to go out in the Big Flash,,,,,,the survivors will be the ones who really suffer

[Hekate]

11. This was in the Los Angeles Times at least a week ago. How sick to see the Bad Old Days return.

[MineralMan]

16. Next, they'll start having schoolchildren hide under their desks,

like they did back in the 1950s in my elementary school. A-Bomb Drills...feh!

[atreides1]

13. Old memories

I remember growing up in Hawaii, they would do this once a month...at least back then they still had Civil Defense shelters!

I was in the Civil Air Patrol, and we would do emergency training at the Civil Defense shelter...the place was filled with canned water, crackers, first aid kits, geiger counters, and a slew of radios all set to different frequencies for State and Federal emergency services!

Old memories...