Nations Prepare For Y2K Security Threats

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Friday October 1 2:21 AM ET

Nations Prepare For Y2K Security Threats By Jim Wolf

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - From Washington to Moscow to Beijing, governments are developing contingency plans for a wide range of security nightmares to prevent anything more dangerous than champagne corks from exploding on New Year's Eve.

Fears inspired by the Year 2000, or Y2K, technology problem include nuclear reactor shutdowns, missile false alarms and computer-generated strikes on electronic lifelines timed to coincide with what may be heightened high-tech confusion.

Many governments are canceling police leave to prepare for possible violence from apocalyptic cults, zealots predicting the end of the world or guerrillas gunning for targets that may seem more vulnerable than usual.

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/19991001/tc/yk_security_2.html (full article)

-- Tom (Y2KOhNo!@Yikes!.com), October 01, 1999


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