>>>Woke up today from my phone going berserk saying their is an inbound missile heading here and that the message was not a test. So much for my nice peaceful Saturday snooze...
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>>First and foremost, glad it was a false alarm and glad there was no actual issue. (Though I'm sure it created widespread panic)
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>>Second, the latest news pointed to the false alarm being human error, and the 38 minute delay in sending a false alarm correction/update was a flaw in the alert system.
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>>Well, I've got something to say about point #2 - for months we've heard again and again about how people are concerned that an emotionally unstable president having such easy access to nuclear launch buttons. Well, I won't say their fears are unjustified - but hopefully you can see the irony here.
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>But that irony should not lessen those fears toooooo much: remember the false alarm raised in the USSR (some flashes interpreted automatically as single rocket take off) not being answered in kind due to a very stable officer going AGAINST established protocol.

I understand your point (and I had forgotten about that one). My second point isn't tied to the first. My second point is that there's been all sorts of hyper-emotional focus on our current president, his mental state, and that he could "press a button at any minute". This incident should serve as a sober and cautionary tale to those who have chosen to focus on just the president.