Hawaiian Nuclear Alert Was Not Sent in Error



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31 January 18
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FOCUS: Hawaiian Nuclear Alert Was Not Sent in Error 
The FCC said Tuesday that the false alert of a ballistic missile sent in Hawaii on Jan. 13 occurred when the worker in charge of alerts confused a drill for a real missile emergency. A highway sign in Honolulu corrects the error. (photo: Cory Lum/AP)
Laurel Wamsley, NPR 
Wamsley writes: "The top two civilian officials at Hawaii Emergency Management Agency announced their resignations Wednesday, Reuters reports, and the employee who issued the alert was fired. In addition, the agency's military director told the wire service, a midlevel manager is being suspended." 
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