“Everyday courage has few witnesses. But yours is no less noble because no drum beats for you and no crowds shout your name.” ~ Robert Louis Stevenson “Heroism is not only in the man, but in the occasion.” ~ Calvin Coolidge “A hero is someone who understands the responsibility that comes with his freedom.” ~ Bob Dylan

1. STATE OF HAWAII
FALSE MISSILE ALERT
HUMAN ERROR ‖ WRONG BUTTON PUSHED
ON THE FLIP SIDE
A STORY OF SELF-SACRIFICE – HEROISM
Show me a hero and I'll write you a tragedy
~ F. Scott Fitzgerald
“We believe that it is imperative that we be prepared for every disaster, and in
today’s world, that includes a nuclear attack,” Hawaii Governor David Ige said,
adding that the possibility is remote.
Ige said the new test will ensure the public knows what they should do in case
of an imminent attack. If a missile is launched, residents and tourists would
have less than 20 minutes to take shelter, ofcials said. [Emphasis Supplied]
Source: Hawaii revives cold war nuclear warning siren after North Korean test of ICBM
Associated Press. Published : Friday, 01 December, 2017, 4:16am Updated : Friday, 01
December, 2017, 6:45am, accessed January 20, 2018 http://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-
states-canada/article/2122367/hawaii-revives-cold-war-nuclear-warning-siren-after
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13-Minute Warning
HEMA's Miyagi said Saturday that if there were a real missile headed to Hawaii
from North Korea, “there will be 12 to 13 minutes” of warning.
Source: Hawaii Lacked Safeguards in Mistaken Missile Alert, Pai Says By Ros Krasny and
Billy House. Bloomberg. January 14, 2018, 4:05 PM HST, accessed January 20, 2018
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-01-15/hawaii-lacked-safeguards-in-mistaken-missile-alert-pai-
says
Clarifcation Supplied, Supplied: Vern Miyagi, Administrator , Hawaii Emergency
Management Agency

2. Vern Miyagi, of Hawaii's Emergency Management Agency, predicted that
Hawaii’s residents will only have 15 minutes to seek shelter once
Pyongyang fre a rocket.
He said: “Pacifc Command would take about fve minutes to characterise a
launch, where the missile is going, which means the population would have
about 15 minutes to take shelter.”
"It's not much time at all. But it is enough time to give yourself a chance to
survive."
Source: North Korea: Can Kim Jong-un reach Hawaii with bombs? NORTH KOREA
ramped up tensions with the USA last night when Kim Jong-un launched a scathing
verbal attack on Donald Trump. But could North Korea hit Hawaii with bombs? By Joe
Tambini. Daily Express. PUBLISHED: 15:42, Fri, Sep 22, 2017 | UPDATED: 15:54, Fri,
Sep 22, 2017, accessed January 20, 2018 https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/857554/North-
Korea-can-Kim-Jong-un-reach-Hawaii-bombs-hit-strike-war
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"There will be no time to call our loved ones, pick up our kids and fnd a
designated shelter, " Vern Miyagi, an administrator with the Hawaii
Emergency Management Agency, told reporters.
Ofcials in Hawaii say that the probability of a nuclear attack hitting
Hawaii is low. The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency projects that
90 percent of the state’s 1.4 million residents would survive if an attack
were to occur.
[Emphasis Supplied]
Source: Will North Korea Bomb Hawaii? Island Tests Sirens To Prepare For Nuclear Attack
By Summer Meza. Newsweek. 12/2/17 AT 5:25 PM, accessed January 20, 2018
http://www.newsweek.com/north-korea-nuclear-bomb-hawaii-729567
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IF NORTH KOREA LAUNCHED A MISSILE AT THE US, HOW LONG WOULD
IT TAKE TO HIT PLACES LIKE CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, AND NEW YORK?

3. By Tham Wai Keong. Quora. October 23, 2017, accessed January 20, 2018
https://www.quora.com/If-North-Korea-launched-a-missile-at-the-US-how-long-would-it-take-to-hit-places-like-
California-Texas-and-New-York
North Korea Taepodong-3 ICBM
Distances :
Pyongyang :
To New York = 6,800 miles
To Los Angeles = 5,900 miles
To Houston = 7,000 miles
So time taken to reach :
New York = 17 minutes
Los Angeles = 16 minutes
Houston = 18 minutes
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A state ofcial has informed residents of Hawaii that they should create a plan
to keep track of their families in the event of a nuclear attack from North
Korea, which is about 4,600 miles away. “There will be no time to call our
loved ones, pick up our kids and fnd a designated shelter,” Vern Miyagi, an
administrator with the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency, told reporters.
Source: Newsweek. December 2, 2017. Cited above.
Note, Supplied: Vern Miyagi, January 14, 2018: “there will be 12 to 13
minutes of warning” Source: Bloomberg, cited above
“The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency projects that 90 percent of
the state’s 1.4 million residents would survive if an attack were to occur.”
Source: Newsweek, cited above

4. HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI DEATH TOLL
CHILDREN OF THE ATOMIC BOMB
Dr. James N. Yamazaki, UCLA Professor Emeritus - UCLA Asian American Studies Center
http://www.aasc.ucla.edu/cab/200708230009.html
The real mortality of the atomic bombs that were dropped on Japan will never
be known. The destruction and overwhelming chaos made orderly counting
impossible. It is not unlikely that the estimates of killed and wounded in
Hiroshima (150,000) and Nagasaki (75,000) are over conservative.
 Very large numbers of person were crushed in their homes and in the
buildings in which they were working. Their skeletons could be seen in the
debris and ashes for almost 1,500 meters from the center of the blast,
particularly in the downwind directions.
 Large numbers of the population walked for considerable distances after the
detonation before they collapsed and died.
 Large numbers developed vomiting and bloody and watery diarrhea (vomitus
and bloody fecees were found on the foor in many of the aid stations),
associated with extreme weakness. They died in the frst and second weeks
after the bombs were dropped.
 During this same period deaths from internal injuries and from burns were
common. Either the heat from the fres or infrared radiation from the
detonations caused many burns, particularly on bare skin or under dark
clothing.
 After a lull without peak mortality from any special causes, deaths began to
occur from purpura, which was often associated with epilation, anemia, and a
yellowish coloration of the skin. The so-called bone marrow syndrome,
manifested by a low white blood cell count and almost complete absence of the
platelets necessary to prevent bleeding,w as probably at its maximum beTween
the fourth and sixth weeks after the bombs were dropped.

5. THE ATOMIC BOMBINGS OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI
AJ Software & Multimedia, San Diego, California
Producer/Technical Lead: Chris Grifth
Editor/Writer: Carrie Rossenfeld
Content Expert: Chris Grifth
http://www.atomicarchive.com/Docs/MED/med_chp10.shtml
Total Casualties
There has been great difculty in estimating the total casualties in the Japanese
cities as a result of the atomic bombing.
The extensive destruction of civil installations (hospitals, fre and police
department, and government agencies) the state of utter confusion immediately
following the explosion, as well as the uncertainty regarding the actual
population before the bombing, contribute to the difculty of making estimates
of casualties.
The Japanese periodic censuses are not complete.
Finally, the great fres that raged in each city totally consumed many bodies.
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BOMBING OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI
HISTORY.COM
http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki
On August 6, 1945, during World War II (1939-45), an American B-29 bomber
dropped the world’s frst deployed atomic bomb over the Japanese city of
Hiroshima.
The explosion wiped out 90 percent of the city and immediately killed 80,000
people; tens of thousands more would later die of radiation exposure.
Three days later, a second B-29 dropped another A-bomb on Nagasaki, killing
an estimated 40,000 people.