HONOLULU — A former Hawaii state worker who sent a false missile alert last month said Friday he’s devastated about causing panic but was “100 per cent sure” at the time that the attack was real. The man said he didn’t hear the beginning of the message that said, “exercise, exercise, exercise.”“I heard the part, ‘this is not a drill,”‘ he said. The incident “shines a light” on the state’s system failures, the man who sent the alert said, adding that he believes the federal government should handle such alerts. Hawaii state Department of Defence spokesman Lt. Col. Charles Anthony declined to comment on what the former worker said. Officials said the man refused to co-operate with state or federal investigations beyond providing a written statement.

Source: National Post February 03, 2018 00:43 UTC