nd Captain Earle had decided that the incident was not serious, and did not require further alarm. No action was taken to alert the fleet that enemy subs were in the harbor.
             The systematic error at this time was the failure to recognize that mini subs come from bigger submarines. This was the beginning of the Japanese attack, and measures should have been taken to prepare for battle (Dunnahoo 122). There was no change in the alert status and the U.S. Military remained at ease. Because of the ignorance shown by top leaders at this point, the Pacific Fleet was unaware of what lay just outside the bay. An entire enemy fleet of twenty-nine
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