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To: John Hunt who wrote (27956)2/10/1999 4:57:00 AM
From: John Hunt  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 116753
 
Russia's Missile Defenses Eroding

Gaps in Early-Warning Satellite Coverage Raise Risk of Launch Error

<< Russia's early-warning defense against missile attack, a key aspect of the hair-trigger doctrine of nuclear deterrence, is deteriorating because Moscow cannot replenish the array of satellites it needs to monitor U.S. missile silos and submarines, according to Russian and Western security analysts.

For several hours each day, Russian military commanders cannot see any of the U.S. missile fields, nor can they monitor the most dangerous threat to their own forces -- U.S. Trident submarines submerged in the world's oceans, these specialists said. -- cont'd -- >>

washingtonpost.com

Wonderful ... now throw in a little Y2K ... stir well ... Boom!

:-((