[EAS] False EM alarm in HI

[Barry Mishkind]

At 12:06 AM 1/14/2018, Rich Parker wrote:
>I was told, off the record that '...at EOC, there is a shift change
>early on weekends, and the cleaning folks wiped off a control console
>or keyboard and triggered a 1/4 alert, setting the cell phone and
>twitter automated calls.

        ... or the cat did it?
        really?  Is there a system out there that is
        so "loose" as to be capable of issuing
        a missile alert by wiping the keyboard?
        Heaven help us. 

>It takes more than one staff person to trigger a real alert. 

        ... or a wipe down?????

>The real shame is it took those idiots 38
>minutes to issue a stand down."

        Quite true.
        It will be interesting to see the reasoning
        on this... 

>This is a truly botched system, which can only be fixed by political,
>not technical solutions.

        Maybe this will be a catalyst  ... but given the
        way Congress works, we may be dismayed 
        if political "fixes" are applied.... 

        This may be the "be careful what you hope
        for" ... at least until the industry comes up
        with - and cares about - a plan that is more
        than superficial.