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tomhagen

(3,604 posts) Sat Jan 13, 2018, 04:30 PM Jan 2018

Hawaii gets a False Ballistic Missile text alert

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Hawaii gets a False Ballistic Missile text alert (Original Post) tomhagen Jan 2018 OP

To be clear, 'ballistic' not synonymous w/'nuclear' ... it CAN mean it, but doesn't have to ... mr_lebowski Jan 2018 #1

My daughter and her husband are in HI right now. Be safe everyone. notdarkyet Jan 2018 #2

This sounds like a cover story. FraDon Jan 2018 #3

mr_lebowski

(33,643 posts)

1. To be clear, 'ballistic' not synonymous w/'nuclear' ... it CAN mean it, but doesn't have to ...

Reply to tomhagen (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 05:01 PM

Jan 2018

Ballistic refers to the fact that basic gravity laws define the trajectory (as opposed to a 'guided' missile which can expend energy with purpose i.e. perform 'active measures' to affect it's own trajectory).

There are plenty of 'ballistic', but still conventionally-armed missiles.

At least that's my understanding from hazy memory ...

notdarkyet

(2,226 posts)

2. My daughter and her husband are in HI right now. Be safe everyone.

Reply to tomhagen (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 05:32 PM

Jan 2018

FraDon

(518 posts)

3. This sounds like a cover story.

Reply to tomhagen (Original post)

Sat Jan 13, 2018, 05:43 PM

Jan 2018

Could it have been a hack, say, by some 400# kid in a Korean troll tower?

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