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[7] [8] Hawaii is located roughly 4,600 miles (7,400 km) from North Korea, [3] and a missile launched from North Korea would leave approximately 12 to 15 minutes of warning time. [ 9 ] Hawaii officials had been working for some time to refresh the state's emergency plans in case of a nuclear attack from North Korea.
An emergency alert sent on Saturday to Hawaii's residents warning of a ballistic missile attack was transmitted mistakenly by state authorities.
On January 13, 2018 at approximately 8:07 a.m. HST, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA) mistakenly issued an emergency alert warning of a ballistic missile inbound threatening the region, which was claimed to be not a drill. 38 minutes later, it was announced by HI-EMA and the Honolulu Police Department that the alert was a false alarm.
A screen capture from a Twitter account showing a missile warning for Hawaii, U.S., January 13, 2018 in this picture obtained from social media. Courtesy of TWITTER @wpugh/via REUTERS.
On 13 January 2018, as part of the false missile alert, a civil danger warning interrupted local television and radio broadcasts throughout Hawaii, in addition to the warning sent to smartphones. [1] BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.
Mar. 7—The Missile Defense Agency is back seeking public comment on two possible locations for a powerful ballistic missile defense radar on either the North Shore of Oahu or the west side of ...
The Sea-Based X-band radar (SBX-1) is a floating, self-propelled, mobile active electronically scanned array early-warning radar station designed to operate in high winds and heavy seas. It was developed as part of the United States Department of Defense Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Ballistic Missile Defense System.
The false warning and the state's failure to cancel it in a timely manner was a substantial factor in causing his condition, the lawsuit said. Man who had heart attack after Hawaii missile alert ...