their decision to pull out from this treaty. it essentially is sparking a new nuclear arms race, exacerbating this new cold war at the expense of the american people. here in hawaii just over a year ago, we thought we were under nuclear attack. there was a missile alert that went out, and there were mere minutes where people here in hawaii were thinking that these were going to be the last minutes of our lives. you know, we had a father who was lowering his little girl down a manhole cover into a storm drain because he thought that would be the only place that she could be safe. others were running frantically, trying to find shelter. a friend of mine drove his family to the mountains to try to find a cave. this is a real threat that exists not just for the people of hawaii but for the people of this country. we are at a greater risk of a n nuclear catastrophe today than ever before in history. as commander in chief and as
missile is launched anywhere in the world, the u.s. military instantly responds. four-star general jois a lerted. this is the battle deck at u.s. strategic command. reporter: the general in charge of the u.s. nuclear arsenal watches along with his highly disciplined staff 24/7 for all incoming ballistic missiles. i have six computer screens in my office. they all go off there is a verbal alarm there are executives telling me there about ten different ways to make sure that the commander knows that it s time to move. reporter: ready to advise president trump on how to deter enemies, and if needed launch a u.s. attack. cnn was given exclusive access to the general. we were there when an actual missile alert sounded. i m sorry, we have to ask you
time to move. reporter: ready to advise president trump on how to deter enemies, and, if needed, launch a u.s. attack. cnn was given exclusive access to the general. we were there when an actual missile alert sounded. i m sorry, we have to ask you to leave for a moment. reporter: the opposis center just picked up signals of russian missiles in syria. every time the alarm sounds, a detailed report is sent directly to the commander. in this case it is not a threat to the u.s. everybody should know that they re ready this minute, under the ground, on the sea, in the air. reporter: hiten watches diplomatic action carefully but worries about missiles and bombs north korea s kim jong-un may have still hidden away.
i have six screens, they go off, a verbal alarm goes off. people telling me, there s about ten different ways to make sure that the commander knows that it s time to move. reporter: ready to advise president trump on how to deter enemies and, if needed, launch an oust attack. cnn was given exclusive access to the general. we were there when an actual missile alert sounded. i m sore eye, we hary, we hau to life for a minute. reporter: every time the alarm sounds, highly classified data detailing the threat is sent instantly to general hyten. in this case, it was assessed as not a threat to the u.s. our strategic forces are always ready to respond. they are ready this minute, under the ground, in the sea, in the air. and the adversaries of the
second tweet from the president again in the last 20 minutes or so. he writes we need a 21st century merit-based immigration system. chain migration and the visa lottery are out dated programs that hurt our national and economic security. we ll have to leave it there. we got you both equal time. thank you very much. julie: face-off with north korea, what the vice president is saying that he is willing to do to calm things down. interesting. we ll take a look. mistaken identity causing problems for one employee with hawaii s emergency agency. he is balking at being blamed for the false missile alert. overall after the incident they received a number of threatening calls in various natures. upset people. people threatening physical or bodily harm to the employees here.