Jeg videresender dette.
Hvor i all verden er norske myndigheter i forhold til disse
problemstillingene? For ikke å snakke om norske media!
Med vennlig hilsen
Kai Braathen
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>From: "Pamela S. Meidell" <pmeidell@igc.org>
>To: abolition-caucus@igc.org
>Subject: [y2k-nuclear] Russia Nuke Plants Won't Be Ready....
>Date: lør 16. okt 1999 19:21
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>>http://www.worldnetdaily.com/bluesky_bresnahan/19991014_xex_russian_y2k_.sh
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>> THURSDAY
>> OCTOBER 14
>> 1999
>>
>>PANIC IN THE YEAR ZERO
>>Russian Y2K
>>nuke trouble likely
>>Too late to fix, so expect
>>problems, senators warn
>>
>>
>>By David M. Bresnahan
>>© 1999 WorldNetDaily.com
>>
>>Russian military and nuclear power plant computers will
>>not be repaired in time to avoid serious Y2K problems,
>>warn two U.S. senators.
>>
>>"Given the existing time frame, it is too late to fix every
>>Russian system," said Sen. Richard G. Lugar, R-Ind.,
>>addressing the Senate Special Committee on the Year
>>2000 Technology Problem recently. "Our efforts must
>>continue to concentrate on reactor safety systems,
>>contingency planning and engagement with the Russian
>>Ministry of Atomic Energy on these subjects."
>>
>>Lugar stressed that the U.S. "must make every effort to
>>warn Americans abroad, living or working near these
>>reactors, of the problems they may face as a result of
>>Y2K."
>>
>>If Lugar is concerned about nuclear plant safety, Sen.
>>Robert Bennett, R-Utah, and chairman of the Senate
>>Special Committee on the Year 2000 Technology
>>Problem, is worried about Russia's nuclear arsenal.
>>Although he doesn't believe Russia presents an intentional
>>military threat to the U.S., he is concerned about the
>>possibility of an accidental nuclear threat.
>>
>>"As Russia slips down to Third World status by virtue of
>>their economic meltdown," said Bennett, "(with) people
>>living in terrible poverty, there is a cultural mourning for
>>their former superpower status, and that translates into a
>>conviction on the part of the Russian leaders that they
>>must maintain their nuclear arsenal."
>>
>>Yet, he said, the Russian economy is so very bad that
>>there has not been sufficient funding to maintain the
>>nuclear arsenal -- and very little to effect Y2K repairs.
>>
>>Russia's twin nuclear problems -- reactors and weapons
>>-- are expected to impact many other countries, the
>>senators warn.
>>
>>There are a total of 65 nuclear reactors in Russia and
>>nine former Warsaw Pact countries. One site is only 130
>>miles from Alaska. Each reactor poses a significant
>>safety risk, according to Lugar, who said local and
>>national government agencies are exerting significant
>>pressure to keep the reactors on line in December and
>>January. The move may be a bad one, he said.
>>
>>"Political pressure, in addition to monitoring failures and a
>>loss of off-site power, may contribute to failures in
>>judgment, which could lead to accidents," warned Lugar.
>>
>>Russian nuclear reactors are notorious for their many
>>problems, including highly inefficient and underpaid staff,
>>as well as inadequate safety systems. Even though many
>>of the reactors are old and were constructed with analog
>>rather than digital systems, many have had digital
>>upgrades installed over the years and are therefore
>>susceptible to Y2K failure.
>>
>>As for the military side of Russia's nuclear problem,
>>Bennett expressed serious concern about the possible
>>effect of the Y2K bug on the nuclear weapons controlled
>>by Russia. He said the Russians refuse to consider
>>shutting down their nuclear arsenal, even though they
>>acknowledge very little has been done to repair the Y2K
>>bug.
>>
>>"I have had Russian leaders say to me when I have been
>>in Russia, 'The only reason you are over here is because
>>we have nuclear weapons. If we didn't have nuclear
>>weapons you would ignore us. We wouldn't matter.' It's
>>very important to them and in their collective national
>>psyche that they matter. And of course, we can't
>>convince them that the best thing in the world for them
>>would be to abandon their nuclear weapons," Bennett told
>>WorldNetDaily.
>>
>>A Center for Y2K Strategic Stability has been
>>established on the second floor of Building 1840 at
>>Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs, Colo.
>>During the last few weeks of 1999, and for as long as
>>needed into 2000, U.S. and Russian military officers will
>>meet in an effort to monitor each other's nuclear missiles
>>and prevent an accidental launch.
>>
>>In the event of an emergency -- Y2K-related or
>>otherwise -- at a Russian nuclear launch facility or
>>storage area, emergency teams will need to be able to
>>respond quickly to prevent problems. The Russians are
>>poorly prepared to deal with such threats, so the U.S.
>>Department of Defense is attempting to assist them.
>>
>>The American Chamber of Commerce in Russia told
>>member businesses to expect significant trouble because
>>of Y2K. They pointed to reports that predict a 60 percent
>>loss of power, 80 percent disruption of transportation and
>>at least 50 percent loss of communications. They also
>>pointed out the many other problems likely to occur at the
>>beginning of the new year.
>>
>>Despite their agreement on the severity of the problem in
>>Russia, Lugar and Bennett both said they are not ready to
>>push the panic button.
>>
>>"In my visits to Russia, and in briefings and conversations
>>with experts on these subjects, I have been convinced
>>that the chances of an accidental missile launch as a
>>result of a Y2K problem are almost non-existent. But
>>Y2K may cause other problems in Russian strategic
>>systems," said Lugar.
>>
>>
>>David M. Bresnahan is an investigative journalist for
>>WorldNetDaily.com and the author of "Cover Up:
>>The Art and Science of Political Deception."
>>
>>
>>
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