Gary North pointed this out.

MSNBC has a spot called "How the CIA sees Y2K -- Click on a country for the CIA's assessment of global preparedness for Y2K." and includes a nice little map with info on 19 countries.

Some highlights:

Russia --

At risk: Power loss, telephone loss will be widespread. Interruptions to imports/exports will be severe. Interruptions of government services will be widespread and severe. Air transportation interruptions likely. Chance of unrest or bank panics is moderate. Notes: Nuclear weapons claimed under control except for tracking weapons in inventory. Unified Energy Systems has no plans. Banks, finance, insurance firms slow to action. Association of Russian Banks bemoans "every man for himself approach."

China --

At risk: Power, phone loss will be widespread. Food, water, oil shortages will be isolated but severe. Interruption of government services will be both widespread and severe. Chance of unrest, bank panics is moderate. Notes: Modernizing missile forces, but Y2K implications not clear. Military vulnerable to likely mainframe problems. Business community slow to recognize problems.

Mexico --

At risk: Interruptions to imports/exports will be isolated but severe. Notes: Major corporations will spend $7.6 billion. Fewer than 25 percent have taken action. Only 34 percent are aware of the severity of the problem.

Japan --

At risk: Interruptions to imports/exports and oil shortages will be isolated but severe. Interruptions of government services will be severe. Notes: Perhaps 2 percent of teleco company NTT's 1,30 mainframe computers nee repair. Projected cost to fi manufacturing computers is suspiciously low ($1-9 million).

15 more countries, this is about the gist of it.

-- pshannon (pshannon@inch.com), July 03, 1999

Answers

Thanks, pshannon. Just a 3-day storm, snort.

-- Ashton & Leska in Cascadia (allaha@earthlink.net), July 03, 1999.

How the CIA Sees Y2K

-- Ashton & Leska in Cascadia (allaha@earthlink.net), July 03, 1999.

Oooops!

Thanks, A&L, I meant to include the link, but spaced out...

Time to go play!

-- pshannon (pshannon@inch.com), July 03, 1999.

Uh oh.

We are in for it now.

Question: why does it seem like the CIA is saying something different from what the other government agencies seem to be saying?

The International Energy Agency previously had predicted dire straights because of Y2K, but recently they yanked those web pages. Now it is difficult to find ANYTHING on Y2K at the IEA web pages. Try it and report back to us if you have fifteen minutes to waste. -- www.iea.org What's going on with the IEA. Will the CIA also turn into pollies in a few weeks?

-- Rick (rick7@postmark.net), July 03, 1999.

hey ps!

Thanks for the tip off. Going off to play? We never did hear how that search came out. Any interesting dish on the dish? : )

A&L!! Missed you.

Mike ===================================================================

-- Michael Taylor (mtdesign3@aol.com), July 03, 1999.

How come there's no report from the CIA on the USA???????

VERY telling.

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), July 04, 1999.

Because this map deals with the fears they have for 1)impact on their operatives 2)impact on the USA

As for no report on the USA...gee..maybe because the CIA is not legally sanctioned to operate INSIDE our borders? (not saying they don't, but they aren't supposed to)

-- b (b@b.b), July 04, 1999.

Yup B,

but I repeat - VERY telling.

Maybe the Brits have a SIS map with a USA analysis :)

-- Andy (2000EOD@prodigy.net), July 04, 1999.

Andy and b What gets really interesting (chinese definition) is what the intelligence assessments around the world are telling the """leaders""" can i spell opportunistic military actions very well?

-- bud (bud@computersedge.com), July 04, 1999.

Dang good question, Andy.

-- lisa (lisa@work.now_but_hey_it's_double_time), July 04, 1999.

"Maybe the Brits have a SIS map with a USA analysis :) "

LOL I am sure they do now that you mention. Whether or not it is published is another kettle of fish

-- b (b@b.b), July 04, 1999.