Cold War Sirens Dusted Off as Hawaii Fears North Korea Nuclear Attack

Cold War Sirens Dusted Off as Hawaii Fears North Korea Nuclear Attack
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un has vowed to complete North Korea's nuclear force. Hawaii is reinstating a statewide nuclear attack warning signal to prepare for a potential attack from North Korea. STR/AFP/Getty Images
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Hawaii will restore its Cold War era nuclear attack warning signal on Friday in response to North Korea’s increasingly threatening actions and rhetoric.

The “alert warning” siren signal is a part of a ballistic missile preparedness program, said the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency (HI-EMA), reported ABC radio.