Hawaii Official Says Drill Recording Said 'This Is Not A Drill'
On Tuesday, the US government faulted Hawaii's handling of a false alert warning of a missile attack in January, claiming that the employee who issued the warning mistakenly believed an attack was underway. The false alarm caused widespread panic across the Pacific islands state. The drill recording reportedly did not follow the standard script for a drill and included the phrase: “This is not a drill.” However, the recording ended with the phrase, “Exercise, exercise, exercise.