The US military is beginning war games to simulate Y2K outages in weapons and communications gear, a Pentagon official said Wednesday.

Codenamed "Positive Response," the operation is scheduled to last through September. It simulates the assistance that federal agencies and National Guard units might expect of the nation's defense force.

"In many cases, the situations result from likely requests for [US Department of Defense] assistance from other agencies and activities," Deputy Defense Secretary John Hamre told a Senate Armed Services subcommittee. "Consequently, as this year progresses, we will become increasingly involved in DOD support to others."

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