Code Red! Just kidding. The Department of Homeland Security announced their plans to eliminate the infamous color-coded threat system in January and try something completely different instead.
Now, the scary, panic-inciting Homeland Security Advisory System will be replaced on April 27th with the all-new National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) — in the form of Tweets and Facebook messages. No kidding.
According to Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, the NTAS is:
“a new system that's built on a clear and simple premise: when a threat develops that could impact you — the public — we will tell you. We will provide whatever information we can so you know how to protect yourselves, your families, and your communities.”
Napolitano also said that the news system will provide alerts with a “specific end date,” instead of the current system that encourages a pervasive state of lingering anxiety that really just doesn’t make sense.
Hopefully the new system will be easier to comprehend, more informative and more useful than the last.
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