The nationwide flu epidemic has led the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to postpone its planned briefing on preparation for nuclear war and replace the topic with how healthcare officials can respond to severe influenza.
The previously scheduled briefing on how public health officials should respond to a nuclear detonation raised alarm bells given the announcement in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tweet about North Korea and a nuclear button. And this weekend residents of Hawaii were sent into panic when a false alert urged them of an incoming missile attack.
