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Calls for accountability day after accidental missile alert triggers panic in Hawaii

The false alarm that shook the 50th state is being called an unacceptable mistake. The volcanic island chain of Hawaii erupted into a panic Saturday when an accidental alert went out, warning of an incoming ballistic missile. A congresswoman from Hawaii is warning, errors like this can bring nations to the brink of war. CBS News correspondent David Begnaud reports from Honolulu.
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