First - there is no “BUTTON”
They have a computer screen.
When they want to run a test alert (non broadcast) a drop down menu appears. They select Test media alert.
The mistake is they have two choices on the drop down menu
1 TEST MEDIA ALERT
2 MEDIA ALERT (This is the one that sends out the message)
It was reported the person made the wrong choice.
On my computer my RENAME and DELETE menu choices are next to each other. Every so often when renaming a file I accidentally click on DELETE - Now here is the thing - when I do I get a dialog box asking me if I am sure I want to delete. I realize my mistake and say no and click the correct icon.
So if the system does indeed have a drop down menu with two choice and the programmer did not provide for a possible mistake they are also responsible for what occurred.
Since we know governments lie to cover their own butts all the time there is no way to know at this time the information as described above is even true. I think in time we will get more answers since the citizens of Hawaii will demand it.
They have a computer screen.
When they want to run a test alert (non broadcast) a drop down menu appears. They select Test media alert.
The mistake is they have two choices on the drop down menu
1 TEST MEDIA ALERT
2 MEDIA ALERT (This is the one that sends out the message)
It was reported the person made the wrong choice.
You seem sure about this. Did you design the system or work with it?
At any rate, it doesn't make sense because there are many reasons to put out a media alert. It's not necessarily a missile strike that would cause people to take shelter. Could be a tsunami. An earthquake. A volcano. Terrorist activity. An air strike (which actually happened there once before).
The most logical explanation for me is that some rogue bureaucrat purposely rigged the alert to go out so that President Trump could either be goaded into counter-attacking (leading to his impeachment) or at the least, be made to look bad in some way or another.
The fact that all the usual suspects piled on with their tweets to push a narrative that Trump is somehow making the world unsafe makes me believe that this is likely what happened.