Hawaii

In my last post on the Hawaii debacle, I mentioned the unlikely possibility that there actually was a missile launched, but that it crashed, and the authorities didn't want to cause further panic. While that was kind of tongue-in-cheek, ever since I watched "Command and Control" about the nuclear missile accident in Arkansas and the completely bungled aftermath, most of which was because the Strategic Air Command didn't want to panic people - they risked the alternative, which was letting tens of thousands of people die - I've come to realize just how fortunate we are that we haven't blown ourselves up, much less the world.

“The story of the Damascus accident is one that nobody really knows, and I’m not sure anybody’s supposed to know,” said American Experience executive producer Mark Samels. “As safe, secure, well-designed, and well-operated as our nuclear weapons system may be, it’s subject to the X-factor—human fallibility. The most powerful weapons that we’ve ever created have a threat built into them. And that threat is us.”

  Fast Company

It could be just a matter of time.

UPDATE:

The alert also went out on TV.