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To: Simon who wrote (15857)	6/5/1998 5:50:00 PM
From: John Hunt	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18056

U.S. Fears Year 2000 Bug Could Spook Russian Forces dailynews.yahoo.com << The United States is drawing up plans to keep Russia and others from being spooked into millennium bug-related "nightmare" military scenarios, a top Pentagon official said. In a stark warning about the Year 2000 computer glitch threat, Deputy Defense Secretary John Hamre cited a need to calm Russian nuclear forces in particular if the "bug" caused their computers to crash, as many systems may fail worldwide. He told the Senate Armed Services Committee that cash- strapped Russian forces were relying more and more on nuclear weapons as a safeguard for their national security." "And their early warning system is fragile," he said. >> Simon, I think we better plan to party all night, just in case. < g > John