# False "incoming missile alert" sent to Hawaii residents

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/false-incoming-missile-alert-sent-to-hawaii-residents/806557>\
**Category:** The BBQ Pit\
**Created:** [January 13, 2018, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/false-incoming-missile-alert-sent-to-hawaii-residents/806557 "2018-01-13T18:51:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 9

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**Author:** ![Harrington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ac8455/32.png) [@Harrington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harrington)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2018, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/false-incoming-missile-alert-sent-to-hawaii-residents/806557/161 "2018-02-08T20:05:03Z")

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> [@k9bfriender](#):
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> Better the button that falsely alerted about the missiles than the button that actually launched them.

They should have similar levels of protection. You shouldn’t be able to activate a state-wide missile alert by pushing a button like you were pouring a Frosty.

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