I would assume that their are some additional safeguards in place before Armageddon happens due to a text message sent in Hawaii, so a simple misclick will not likely end the world as we know it.
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Originally Posted by jalfrezi
“Someone clicked the wrong thing on the computer” isn't very credible for a system of this importance.
They are the only state that has this type of thing, and they tried to bring back the 80s doing so. I get that a lot of the emotion of this thread is fear, and collective fear energizes people, which creates more fear. However, sometimes the simple explanation tends to be accurate, which may disappoint those hoping to be afraid of something more sinister.
I don't think it is a cover up for hackers, Russians, aliens or whatever. I expect a bit more information will come out, and it will show that rushing a system like this in place will have unforeseen issues, which is essentially "Welcome to Humanity." Ideally, those developing future systems will understand to be more prepared.