Watch: Soon after Hawaii’s false alarm on nukes, Japan gave people a scare. What happened?

What’s going on?

NHK, Japan’s public broadcaster, sent out a news alert on Tuesday warning people to take shelter because North Korea had launched a missile. Five minutes later, NHK issued a correction to retract the false alarm. The broadcaster hasn’t explained exactly how the mistake happened.

Didn’t this just happen in Hawaii?

Yes – and it took longer for people to realize it was a false alarm. Over the weekend, Hawaiian residents received a text message reading “BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.” It took 38 minutes for Hawaii officials to follow up and say that the message was sent out by mistake.

Glenn’s take:

In 2018, crying wolf is more dangerous than ever. What happens if nuclear war breaks out and people don’t believe the warnings? We need a detailed explanation of both mistakes to know what happened, and one issue that should be addressed is whether a hacker set off Japan’s alert.

“The next war is going to be fought with ‘1’s’ and ‘0’s,’ not bombs,” Glenn said.

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