Inbound missle from N. Korea alert.

[Wao nahele wahine]

The more I read about and think about this incident, the more questions I have about how it happened and how it can be prevented from happening again.

The poorly designed computer interface system being used by HEMA for this system test is troubling. What other parts of this system are poorly designed and need to be improved? Have the 'tweaks' to the interface system been properly checked to ensure that said tweaks will operate properly?

I don't really care if the false alarm was issued at the beginning or end of someone's shift. I am concerned about the lack of attention to one's job. Was this a new responsibility for this employee? Was the employee aware of the potential consequences if he hit the wrong button? Was there a lack of training? How often is this system check performed? At each shift change? Daily? Weekly? Monthly? If it is performed at each shift change, shouldn't the employee ending his shift and the one starting his shift be involved in the system check?

On a different note, in the unlikely event that we do get hit with a missile, people need to keep this in mind about radiation: The three ways to minimize your radiation exposure are time, distance, and shielding.

Wahine