Hawaii officials said Saturday that a mobile alert saying a ballistic missile was headed for the state was a “false alarm” after people received the alert detailing an imminent threat.
Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) issued a tweet saying that “there is no incoming missile to Hawaii,” saying she had confirmed with officials the alert was a false alarm.
HAWAII – THIS IS A FALSE ALARM. THERE IS NO INCOMING MISSILE TO HAWAII. I HAVE CONFIRMED WITH OFFICIALS THERE IS NO INCOMING MISSILE. pic.twitter.com/DxfTXIDOQs
— Tulsi Gabbard (@TulsiGabbard) January 13, 2018
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U.S. Pacific Command spokesman Cmdr. David Benham said in a statement that the military “has detected no ballistic missile threat to Hawaii” and that an “earlier message was sent in error.”
“State of Hawaii will send out a correction message as soon as possible,” he said.
Another alert was sent out 38 minutes later calling the initial alert a false alarm.
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Hawaii sends false alarm warning of incoming ballistic missile https://t.co/Y76UXCp9bc pic.twitter.com/fxKYJCiLhk
— The Hill (@thehill) January 13, 2018
Trump was on golf course when false ballistic missile alarm was sent in Hawaii https://t.co/t0fuEyWNYb pic.twitter.com/O8tGKsCHJV
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) January 13, 2018
Ex-Obama defense official on Hawaii false alarm: "Thank God the President was playing golf" https://t.co/1c3J4ByrgR pic.twitter.com/HmaxpGxyQV
— The Hill (@thehill) January 13, 2018
Mistake was by HI EMA, had nothing to do with PACOM. #facts matter https://t.co/QqVJQybCrq
— John Schindler (@20committee) January 13, 2018
No, I’d say the PACOM folks knew what was happening, had contact with the state agencies, but knew it was their responsibility to correct and not their responsibility to override.
— Mark Hertling (@MarkHertling) January 13, 2018
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