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The nuclear attack warning produces a different tone than the long, steady siren sound that people in Hawaii have grown accustomed to. It includes a wailing in the middle of the alert to distinguish it from the other alert, which is generally used for tsunamis. (AP Photo/Caleb Jones)

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A siren blared across Hawaii on Friday for the first time since the end of the Cold War in an effort to prepare tourists and residents for a possible nuclear attack from North Korea.

By CALEB JONES & JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER, Associated Press December 3, 2017