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For me it's 2 things: 1) it seems incredibly unlikely, and 2) these systems haven't really been tested adequately for me to have much confidence in their util

• knz 9y ago
  The emergency alert system has been used here in Minnesota for tornadoes, amber alerts, and flash flooding. Sitting in a room and hearing every phone go off or waking up to your own phone making the warning tone is quite alarming. If I received one about a nuclear missile I'd assume it's legitimate and at least take some minor precautions while trying to verify the alert. It's foolish to assume every unlikely alert is a false alarm. That said, a single nuclear missile seems incredibly unlikely to me. I'd expect multiple missiles and an associated cyber attack if another nation state was willing to start a nuclear exchange. A single missile is just inviting the wrath of the US and rest of the world for little benefit.
  • jjeaff 9y ago
    From the screenshots of the message, I don't think you would know if it was one or many missles or whether they were nuclear or not.