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> That is a lower priority than responding to an active threat.

No, that is the active threat and anyone in power would know it. A panicked civilian population can do about as much damage as a real bomb and the military knows it. Such a long delay in the all-clear message is incompetent and dangerous.




> A panicked civilian population can do about as much damage as a real bomb

Honolulu was vaporised? Keep your perspective.

Responding was a priority. The error was corrected in 13 minutes. It’s just not as high of a priority as an incoming ballistic projectile.




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