What Steps Would You Have Taken Differently to Prevent Pearl Harbor?

<Tab/>On the morning of Sunday, December 7th, 1941, thousands of American soldiers and civilians were killed in a surprise aerial attack by the Japanese in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Although the attack on Pearl Harbor was a devastating day for America, and the initiation of US involvement in World War II, it is a day to remember not only for those who died but for the lessons to be learned to help prevent any such event from happening again. I would have advised the government and military officials to honor all respects of a neutrality, recognize and act on the signals they receive, and better coordinate communications between the military and government. If these matters would have been taken, an attack on Pearl Harbor would not have been made on an unprepared naval harbor, or, due to Japanese espionage in Hawaii, might not have happened at all.
<Tab/>President Roosevelt declared American neutrality when war in Europe first broke out, yet some of his actions can be argued as not so neutral, due to economic and diplomatic concerns in Japan and Germany. …