Emails Detail How Senior U.S. Military Officers Grappled with False Hawaii Missile Alert

The Hawaii government’s erroneous warning of an imminent ballistic missile attack caused confusion at U.S. military facilities, frustrating senior officers and causing them to question procedures for communicating with state officials, according to emails obtained by The Washington Post.

"Emails Detail How Senior U.S. Military Officers Grappled with False Hawaii Missile Alert" is from the February 17, 2018 Politics section of The Washington Post. It was written by Dan Lamothe and narrated by Sam Scholl.