Hawaii changes protocols for alerts after missilea

A false alarm that warned of a ballistic missile headed for Hawaii sent the islands into a panic Saturday, with people abandoning cars in a highway and preparing to flee their homes until officials said the cell phone alert was a mistake. A morning view of the city of Honolulu, Hawaii is seen on January 13, 2018 when people were falsely warned of a "ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii."

Hawaii rattled after alert of incoming missile is mistakenly sent

A screen shot take by Hawaiian citizen Alison Teal shows the screen of her mobile phone with an alert text message sent to all Hawaiian citizens on January 13, 2018. / AFP / Alison TEAL Honolulu, An alert warning of an incoming ballistic missile aimed at Hawaii was sent in error Saturday, sowing panic and confusion across the US state -- which is already on edge over the risk of attack -- before officials dubbed it a "false alarm."

Hawaii Ballistic Missile False Alarm: ‘Someone Pressed the Wrong Button’

The threat of a North Korean missile hitting hitting Hawaii is dangerously real, as President Donald Trump 's "button" tweets stoke dangerous tensions between the United States and the North Korean dictatorship. The threat felt very real on Saturday morning in Hawaii after an emergency alert was sent out to TV, radio, and cell phones about an inbound ballistic missile.

Hawaii has been preparing for a missile attack; now its credibility is under fire

So seriously that in December, the state started testing its nuclear warning siren system that would alert residents to an impending nuclear missile strike. This was the first of such tests in Hawaii since the end of the Cold War, and came after several threats from North Korean leader Kim Jong Un that his country's missiles are extending their range.

Energy dominance can bolster US national security

In one of the latest presidential tweets to make headlines, President Trump responded to North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un's nuclear button threat by saying he had an even bigger and more powerful one. Whether you love or loathe the president's tweets, one must look beyond the 280-character count to assess the administration's foreign policies.

Book revelations put new focus on Donald Trump’s mental healthThe Guardian

The revelations in Michael Wolff's explosive book about Donald Trump's first year in office have renewed scrutiny of the president's mental health. Although the White House has denounced Wolff's Fire and Fury as "complete fantasy", the book sheds light on concerns among top White House aides over Trump's psychological fitness for America's highest office.

2017. 2018. New year, same roller coaster

A new tell-all book that lifts the lid on the rancorous West Wing reveals a spectacle of clashing egos, betrayal and revenge, laced with Russia intrigue, sending President Donald Trump into a rage. The stunning repudiation of Trump by his one-time populist nationalist guru Steve Bannon in the book "Fire and Fury" by journalist Michael Wolff, and Trump's response came after Tuesday's all-day tweetstorm from the President, which included attacks on enemies foreign and domestic.

Asia’s ‘best’ and ‘worst’ of 2017

As 2018 begins in Cambodia and around the world, we take a last look at what made headlines and, fitting in this day, lit up Facebook and Twitter in Asia in 2017. From the assassination of North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's half-brother at a Malaysia airport to smog-filled Indian skies and a year-end US presidential visit, the images were all-too-real.

The – nuclear button’ explained: For starters, there’s no button

A military aide traveling with President Donald Trump carries the 45-pound briefcase known as the nuclear football while walking from Marine One to the White House after traveling with Trump to Philadelphia, Jan. 26, 2017. The briefcase, which accompanies the president wherever he goes, contains an instructional guide to carrying out a nuclear strike, a radio transceiver and code authenticators.

There actually isn’t a ‘nuclear button’ for Trump to push

President Trump was not quite right on the button when trumpeting the U.S.'s nuclear superiority over North Korea. Among the reactions to his Tuesday tweet saying that his "Nuclear Button" is "much bigger & more powerful" than Kim Jong Un's were embarrassment, anger and fearful laughter, but also questions about how exactly a nuclear attack would be launched.

10 Things to Know for Today Source: AP

The North Korean leader reopens a key cross-border communication channel with South Korea for the first time in nearly two years as the rivals explored the possibility of talks after months of acrimony and fears of war. Trump brags that he has a bigger and more powerful "nuclear button" than Kim Jong Un does - but the U.S. president doesn't actually have a physical button.

Trump Taunts Kim: My ‘Nuclear Button’ Is ‘Much Bigger’ Than Yours

President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are once again publicly comparing the size of their respective nuclear arsenals, with the president tweeting that the U.S. "nuclear button" is "much bigger & more powerful" than the one controlled by Pyongyang. Trump's comment on Twitter comes in response to Kim's New Year's address in which the Korean leader warned that the whole of U.S. territory is "within the range of our nuclear strike."