Everyday People

Emergency! What would you do?

Phil Roberts
Posted 1/24/18

The recent false alarm in Hawaii about a ballistic missile attack reminded me of a fateful Saturday – Feb. 20, 1971 – that the Emergency Broadcasting System (EBS) put out a false national alert telling people they needed to take cover due to an attack. It took 40 minutes to correct the error.

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