FCC final report on false missile alert cites human error and poor safeguards
This newspaper report summarises the Federal Communications Commission's final report on the false missile alert in Hawaii. It says the Commission attributed the primary error to the officer failing to hear or properly understand that the event was a test, that the agency did not require confirmation from a second warning officer, and that a misunderstanding between the midnight and day shift supervisors left the drill with too little supervision. It reports that the Commission recommended requiring more than one credentialed person to validate ballistic missile alerts, other high-impact alerts and all tests. It is used here as a secondary source for the final report's findings and recommendation.
This newspaper report summarises the Federal Communications Commission's final report on the false missile alert in Hawaii. It says the Commission attributed the primary error to the officer failing to hear or properly understand that the event was a test, that the agency did not require confirmation from a second warning officer, and that a misunderstanding between the midnight and day shift supervisors left the drill with too little supervision. It reports that the Commission recommended requiring more than one credentialed person to validate ballistic missile alerts, other high-impact alerts and all tests. It is used here as a secondary source for the final report's findings and recommendation.
Written from the the document, Honolulu Star-Advertiser.
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Secondary source for the final report. https://www.staradvertiser.com/?p=731454