Defense Buildup Includes Hundreds Of Millions Of Dollars For Hawaii

[TexasTowelie]

WASHINGTON — Faced with new threats from Asia, Congress has overwhelmingly approved the biggest military buildup in decades in a bipartisan effort that would bring hundreds of millions of dollars to Hawaii.

House and Senate conferees from the armed services committees this month finalized a package of proposals for the next fiscal year containing provisions that would benefit Hawaii, including taking steps to protect the state from a North Korean missile attack. It would add more defensive missiles in Alaska and a “discriminating radar” in Hawaii that would be able to differentiate between actual incoming warheads and decoys.

Congress, by a 356-70 vote in the House and 89-9 in the Senate, agreed to give the military even more money than President Donald Trump had requested. Trump had asked for about $675 billion; they authorized $700 billion instead.

In a statement Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, who serves on the House Armed Forces Committee, urged the federal government to act promptly.

Read more: http://www.civilbeat.org/2017/12/defense-buildup-includes-hundreds-of-millions-of-dollars-for-hawaii/

[tirebiter]

1. Back ine late '60's when I lived on Oahu we had warning sirens once a month

For the whenever a tsunami might be approaching. I just returned from Kauai and there are new sirens in place to give a 15 minute warning in case NK ballistic missles are seen approaching. The times they are a'changing.