Hawaii Starts Prepping In The Face Of North Korean Nuclear Threat

Hawaii is taking the North Korean nuclear threat very seriously, and doing something it hasn’t done in decades…

I’m going to be honest… the tropical and soothing ukulele-sounding tunes in the background almost distracted me from the fact that they’re TESTING NUCLEAR MISSILE SIRENS.

According to this:

For the first time since the Cold War, the Hawaiian government will be testing a nuclear missile attack siren.
On Tuesday, the state’s Emergency Management Agency announced that a new siren will be tested every month to prepare Hawaiians for the possibility of a nuclear attack.

The state already tests an attention alert signal on the first business day of every month, a steady tone that warns residents of an impending tsunami or hurricane.

But starting December 1, the state will also start testing a wailing tone meant to signify an oncoming nuclear missile.

I hate to admit that this really freaks me out. I go back and forth between feeling that the North Korea situation will all fizzle out sooner than later, and that we’re on the brink of nuclear war.

I’m standing on that ledge again.

I mean… I totally get it. Better safe than sorry. But is “sorry” becoming a real possibility?

The tests will be held at 11:45am and start with the alert tone for 50s seconds, followed by a pause and then the nuclear siren for another 50 seconds.

If residents hear the nuclear siren, they are to ‘take immediate shelter, get inside, stay inside, [and] stay tuned,’ EMA director Vern Miyagi announced in a video.

In the event of a nuclear attack, residents have been told to seek shelter in a concrete building – ideally a windowless room or basement – and stay inside for 14 days or until they are told its safe to leave.

While a 150-kiloton nuclear weapon detonated over Pearl Harbor on Oahu would kill 18,000 people immediately, most of the island would be able to survive if they follow safety measures.

The state hasn’t tested a nuclear missile warning system since the mid-1990s, but they decided to re-institute it recently in the wake of the North Korean threat.

‘It’s the old World War II air raid siren,’ Miyagi said at the Tuesday press conference. ‘If you watch the History Channel on TV, then you’ll probably hear the same thing.’

Thoughts?