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abolition-usa-digest      Sunday, August 22 1999      Volume 01 : Number 169




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Date: Sun, 22 Aug 1999 18:29:11 +1000
From: FoE Sydney - Nuclear Campaign <[e-mail]>
Subject: (abolition-usa) Take Nuke Weapons Off Alert  - Letter to Yeltsin Clinton Please Sign

John Hallam
=46riends of the Earth Sydney,
17 Lord street, Newtown, NSW, Australia,
=46ax(61)(2)9517-3902 ph (61)(2)9517-3903

[e-mail]    http://homepages.tig.com.au/~foesyd

WORLD WRITES TO YELTSIN, CLINTON: TAKE N-WEAPONS OFF ALERT, AVOID GLOBAL
NUCLEAR CATASTROPHE.

DearAll,

This letter was released today in Sydney, and in Adelaide, Auckland, Tokyo,
San Francisco, Toronto, New York, London, and Moscow.

IT IS STILL OPEN FOR SIGNATURE!

It was officially posted to Yeltsin and Clinton via the postal service, in
front of TV cameras.

Preliminary versions were faxed a month ago and last week. It will be again
faxed tomorrow.

I trust that you will appreciate the extreme importance of this utterly
vital issue.

=46ROM:
=46RIENDS OF THE EARTH INTERNATIONAL,
=46RIENDS OF THE EARTH AUSTRALIA,
=46RIENDS OF THE EARTH NEW ZEALAND,
=46RIENDS OF THE EARTH ENGLAND WALES AND NORTHERN IRELAND,
=46RIENDS OF THE EARTH EL SALVADOR,
=46RIENDS OF THE EARTH NIGERIA,
=46RIENDS OF THE EARTH UKRAINE,
=46RIENDS OF THE EARTH GEORGIA, (TBILSI)
=46RIENDS OF THE EARTH FINLAND,
=46RIENDS OF THE EARTH DENMARK,
=46RIENDS OF THE EARTH ESTONIA
=46RIENDS OF THE EARTH FRANCE,
=46RIENDS OF THE EARTH CYPRUS,
=46RIENDS OF THE EARTH JAPAN SIBERIA PROGRAM,
=46RIENDS OF THE EARTH AUSTRIA (GLOBAL-2000)
=46RIENDS OF THE EARTH MACEDONIA,
=46RIENDS OF THE EARTH BULGARIA/ECOGLASNOST, SOFIA, BULGARIA


AUSTRALIAN PEACE COMMITTEE,
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE PREVENTION OF WAR,
PAX CHRISTI N.S.W.,
UNITING CHURCH OF AUSTRALIA,
WAYSIDE CHAPEL, UNITING CHURCH IN AUSTRALIA,
PITT STREET UNITING CHURCH, PITT ST, SYDNEY,
ST JOHNS ANGLICAN CHURCH, DARLINGHURST, SYDNEY,
CAMPAIGN FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION AND DISARMAMENT (CICD) AUSTRALIA,
AUSTRALIAN ANTI-BASES CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE,
PEOPLE FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, N.S.W.,
WAR RESISTERS INTERNATIONAL AUSTRALIA,
THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY,
AUSTRALIAN CONSERVATION FOUNDATION,
ENVIRONMENT CENTRE OF THE NORTHERN TERRITORY,
ARID LANDS ENVIRONMENT CENTRE,
ENVIRONMENT CENTRE OF W.A.,
ANTI-URANIUM COALITION OF W.A.,
PEOPLE FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT WESTERN AUSTRALIA,
CENTRE FOR URBAN ECOLOGY, S.A.,
EVERYONE FOR A NUCLEAR-FREE FUTURE LISMORE,
BIG SCRUB ENVIRONMENT CENTRE,
EVERYONE FOR A NUCLEAR-FREE FUTURE GOLD COAST,
EVERYONE FOR A NUCLEAR FREE FUTURE ADELAIDE,
PACIFIC CONNECTIONS,
TWO BILLION VOICES FOR PEACE PROJECT,
UNITED TRADES AND LABOUR COUNCIL SA.,
UNITED FIREFIGHTERS UNION OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA,
MEDIA AND ENTERTAINMENT AND ARTS ALLIANCE S.A.,
CFMEU, SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BRANCH,
A.M.W.U., SA. OFFICE.,
ALL-UNION GREEN CAUCUS,
GRAHAM F. SMITH PEACE TRUST, SA.,
RICHMOND RIVER SHIRE COUNCIL,

SENATOR LYN ALLISON, VIC.,
SENATOR MEG LEES, LEADER, DEMOCRATS, VIC.,
SENATOR NATASHA STOTT-DESPOJA, DEPUTY LEADER AUSTRALIAN DEMOCRATS,
SENATOR VICKY BOURNE, DEMOCRAT SENATOR FOR N.S.W.,
SENATOR ANDREW BARTLETT, DEMOCRAT SENATOR FOR QUEENSLAND,
SENATOR DEE MARGETTS, GREENS, W.A.,
SENATOR BOB BROWN, GREENS, TAS,
SENATOR GEORGE CAMPBELL, ALP,  N.S.W.,
SENATOR MARGARET REYNOLDS, ALP, N.S.W,
SENATOR JIM MC KEIRNAN, ALP., W.A.,
ANTHONY ALBANESE, ALP FEDERAL MP FOR GRAYNDLER,
TANYA PLIBERSEK,  ALP FEDERAL MP FOR SYDNEY,
JANN MC FARLANE, ALP FEDERAL MP FOR STIRLING, W.A.,
JILL HALL M.P., MEMBER FOR SHORTLAND,
IAN COHEN, GREEN MLC, NSW.,
LEE RHIANNON, GREEN MLC, NSW.,
SANDRA KANCK, DEMOCRAT MLC, S.A.,
IAN GILFILLAN, DEMOCRAT MLC, SA,
ROBYN GERAGHTY, MP, STATE MEMBER FOR TORRENS, SA,
=46RANCES BEDFORD, MP, STATE MEMBER FOR FLOREY, SA.,
JIM SCOTT, W.A., GREENS, LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, W.A.,
LOUISE CROSSLEY, NATIONAL CONVENOR, GREENS,
HANNAH MIDDLETON, PRESIDENT, COMMUNIST PARTY OF AUSTRALIA,

WORLD COURT PROJECT UK,
SENATOR DOUGLAS ROCHE, SENATE, CANADA,
BRITISH-AMERICAN SECURITY INFORMATION CENTRE, US/UK,
GREENPEACE INTERNATIONAL,
JAPAN CONGRESS AGAINST A AND H-BOMBS (GENSUIKYO)
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LAWYERS AGAINST NUCLEAR ARMS (IALANA),
WOMENS INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM (Geneva/NY),
CENTRE FOR DEFENCE INFORMATION, WASHINGTON, USA,

CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT U.K.,
SAFFRON WALDEN GROUP AGAINST NUCLEAR WEAPONS,
YOUTH AND STUDENT CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT,
WEST MIDLANDS CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT,
YORKSHIRE CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT,
MEDACT (IPPNW UK),
TRIDENT PLOUGHSHARES 2000 NORFOLK UK.,
NETWORK INFORMATION PROJECT, SOUTHAMPTON,UK, .,
CAMPAIGN FOR ACCOUNTABILITY OF U.S., BASES,
MENWITH HILL WOMENS PEACE CAMP, YORKSHIRE, UK.,
GLOBAL NETWORK AGAINST  WEAPONS AND NUCLEAR POWER IN SPACE,
ANGLICAN PACIFIST FELLOWSHIP, MILTON KEYNES, U.K.,
EPISCOPAL PEACE FELLOWSHIP, U.K.,
ST BARTHOLEMEWS JUSTICE AND PEACE GROUP, ST ALBANS, U.K.,
CHRISTIAN CAMPAIGN FOR NUCLEAR DISARMAMENT, U.K.,
CALDERDALE GREEN PARTY, YORKSHIRE, U.K.,
PUBLIC INTEREST CONSULTANTS, SWANSEA, U.K.,
CUMBRIA AND NORTH LANCASHIRE PEACE GROUPS U.K.,
GREEN PARTY OF ENGLAND AND WALES,
Y2K COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK U.K.,

JEANETTE FITZSIMMONS MP, NZ GREENS,
BRIAN DONELLY, MP,
HARRY DUYNHOVEN, MP, NZ LABOUR,
LIANNE DALZIEL, MP, NZ LABOUR,
JUDY KEALL, MP, NZ LABOUR,
PETER DUNNE, MP, NZ LABOUR,
SANDRA LEE, MP, DEPUTY LEADER, ALLIANCE,
LAILA HARRE, MP, ALLIANCE,
DISARMAMENT AND SECURITY CENTRE, NZ,
AOTEOROA/NEW ZEALAND PEACE FOUNDATION, AUCKLAND, NZ.,
ENGINEERS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, N.Z.,
NEW ZEALAND GREENS,
NATIONAL CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE ON DISARMAMENT, N.Z.,
PEACE ACTION DUNEDIN, N.Z.,
PEACE COUNCIL OF NEW ZEALAND,
ABOLITION-2000 NEW ZEALAND,
IPPNW NEW ZEALAND,
VETERANS FOR PEACE NZ.,
ARCHITECTS AGAINST NUCLEAR WAR, NZ.,
C.N.D., VETERANS NEW ZEALAND,
CENTRE FOR PEACE STUDIES, UNIV. OF AUCKLAND, NZ,
NEW ZEALAND NUCLEAR - FREE PEACEMAKING ASSOCIATION,
WILPF AOTEAROA,
CORSO AOTEAROA/NZ.,

PACIFIC ISLANDS ASSOCIATION OF NGOS, BELAU.,
COALITION OF PETROLEUM PRODUCING STATES OF NIGERIA,
MALAYSIAN PHYSICIANS FOR THE PREVENTION OF NUCLEAR WAR,
GREEN ACTION KYOTO,
Y2K WORLD ATOMIC SAFETY HOLIDAY, SENDAI, JAPAN,
SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY CENTRE FOR EDUCATION AND RESEARCH, NAGERCOIL, INDIA,
AWAMI COMMITTEE FOR DEVELOPMENT, MULTAN, PAKISTAN,
INDONESIAN NATIONAL NETWORK FORUM ANTI-NUCLEAR SOCIETY,
ALTERNATIVE ENERGY PROJECT FOR SUSTAINABILITY, (AEPS) THAILAND,
MOVIMIENTO AUTORIDADES INDIGENAS DE COLOMBIA,

ECODEFENSE KOENIGSBERG/MOSCOW,
WISE-KALININGRAD,
ANTINUCLEAR CAMPAIGN OF SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL UNION MOSCOW,
PLATAN YOUTH GROUP, KALININGRAD,
EDUCATIONAL COMMITTEE KALININGRAD REGIONAL DUMA,
GREEN WORLD, SOSNOVY BOR, ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA,
ST PETERSBURG PEACE COUNCIL, ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA,
CENTRE FOR NUCLEAR ECOLOGY AND ENERGY POLICY RUSSIA,
BAIKAL ENVIRONMENTAL WAVE, RUSSIA,

ECOSENS, ROMANIA,
COMMITTEE OF 100, FINLAND,
PEACE UNION OF FINLAND,
STUDENT NATURE PROTECTION GROUP, TARTU, ESTONIA,
SWEDISH PHYSICIANS AGAINST NUCLEAR WEAPONS (SLMK - SWEDISH CHAPTER OF IPPNW)=
,
NORWEGIAN PHYSICIANS AGAINST NUCLEAR WAR (IPPNW)
NORWEGIAN PEACE ALLIANCE,
NORWEGIAN LAWYERS AGAINST NUCLEAR ARMS,
INTERNATIONAL PEACE BUREAU, OSLO,
PEACE MOVEMENT OF ESBJERG, DENMARK,
WAR RESISTERS INTERNATIONAL, FREDRIKSHAVN, DENMARK,
ALDRIG MERE KRIG (AMK) DENMARK,
DANISH ASSOCIATION OF CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTORS,
WOMENS INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM (FRANCE),
MOUVEMENT DE LA PAIX, FRANCE,
INTERNATIONAL ALBERT SCHWEITZER FOUNDATION,
DR SCHWEITZER HOSPITAL FUND, FRANCE/SWITZERLAND
GLOBAL INITIATIVE FOR IMMEDIATE DISARMAMENT, SWITZERLAND,
DARMSTAEDTER FRIEDENSFORUM, GERMANY,
NUCLEAR-FREE AWARD, GERMANY,
ANTI-ATOM PLENUM, BOCHUM, GERMANY,
CITIZENS INITIATIVE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, LUECHOW-DANNEBURG, GERMANY=
,
IPPNW HAMBURG,
CENTRE FOR ENCOUNTER AND ACTIVE NON-VIOLENCE, BAD ISCHL, AUSTRIA,
IPPNW AUSTRIA,
ANTI-ATOM INTERNATIONAL, AUSTRIA,
COORDINATION OFFICE OF AUSTRIAN ENVIRONMENT GROUPS, AUSTRIA,
INDEPENDENT SALZBURG PLATFORM AGAINST NUCLEAR DANGERS, AUSTRIA,
PLATFORM GEGEN ATOMGEFAHR, AUSTRIA,
ENERGIE ZUKUNFT MOHTVIERTEL, AUSTRIA,
CENTRUM ENERGIE, CZECH REPUBLIC,
BURGERINITIATIVE UMWELTSCHUTZ, BUDWEIS,  CZECH REPUBLIC.,
=46OR MOTHER EARTH INTERNATIONAL, GHENT, BELGIUM,
WORLD INFORMATION SERVICE ON ENERGY, AMSTERDAM,
MDB ENERGY PROJECT, NETHERLANDS,
=46OR MOTHER EARTH NETHERLANDS,
CENTRE FOR INDIGENOUS PEOPLES, NETHERLANDS,
GLOBAL ANTI - NUCLEAR ALLIANCE, NETHERLANDS,
ANPED (NORTHERN ALLIANCE FOR SUSTAINABILITY) NETH,
ASEED- EUROPE, (AMSTERDAM)
STROHALM (UTRECHT) NETHERLANDS,
ITALIAN LAWYERS AGAINST NUCLEAR ARMS,

MAJ-BRITT THEORIN, MEP, PRESIDENT, IPB.,
ELIZABETH SCHROEDTER, MEP,
ERNST GULCHER, MEP, GREEN GROUP, GERMANY,
HEIDI HAUTALA, MEP, GREEN GROUP, FINLAND,
GLYN FORD, MEP, LABOR, SW ENGLAND,
OZAN KEYHUN, MEP, GERMANY,
PER GAHRTON, MEP, GREENS, SWEDEN,

CONGRESSMAN EDWARD J. MARKEY, (D-MASS) WASH, D.C.,
GLOBAL RESOURCE ACTION CENTRE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT (GRACE) N.Y.,  U.S.,
TRI-VALLEY CARES, LIVERMORE, CALIF, U.S.,
NUCLEAR INFORMATION AND RESOURCE SERVICE, U.S.,
WESTERN STATES LEGAL FOUNDATION, U.S.,
NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION OF NATIVE AMERICANS,
AMERICAN-INDIAN MOVEMENT OF OKLAHOMA,
NUCLEAR-FREE NEW YORK,
SAVE WARD VALLEY, CALIF, U.S.,
METRO-BOSTON COMMITTEE TO DE-ALERT NUCLEAR WEAPONS,
NUCLEAR AGE PEACE FOUNDATION, CALIFORNIA, U.S.,
PHYSICIANS FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, U.S.,
LIVERMORE CONVERSION PROJECT, OAKLAND, CALIF.,
ACTION SITE TO STOP CASSINI FLYBY,
PROPOSITION-1 COMMITTEE, WASHINGTON DC, US.,
HEALING GLOBAL WOUNDS, TECOPA, CALIF, U.S.,
AMERICAN FRIENDS SERVICE COMMITTEE,
UNITING CHURCH OF CHRIST ROCKY MOUNTAIN CONFERENCE, PEACE AND JUSTICE TASK
=46ORCE,
ALL SOULS UNITARIAN CHURCH COLORADO SPRINGS, U.S.,
METHODISTS UNITED FOR PEACE WITH JUSTICE, U.S.,
QUEST MINISTRIES, OHIO, U.S.,
CENTRE FOR MISSION EDUCATION, DENVER, COLORADO,
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR PEACE AND JUSTICE, SAN FRANCISCO, US,
WAR RESISTERS LEAGUE, NY, USA.,
NEW YORK STUDENT ENVIRONMENTAL ACTION COALITION,
PEACE RESOURCE CENTRE OF SAN DIEGO, CALIF, U.S.,
PROMOTING ENDURING PEACE, NY., U.S.,
PROFESSIONAL NETWORK FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY, NY, U.S.,
GRANDMOTHERS AND MOTHERS ALLIANCE FOR THE FUTURE,
WOMENS ACTION FOR NEW DIRECTIONS,
CENTRE FOR ENERGY RESEARCH, OREGON, USA,
CITIZENS PROTECTING OHIO,
OHIO CITIZEN ACTION,
PORTSMOUTH/PIKETON RESIDENTS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY AND SANITY (PRESS),
CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR NUCLEAR SAFETY NEW MEXICO,
PEACE ACTION USA.,
PEACE ACTION CENTRAL NEW YORK,
METRO NEW YORK PEACE ACTION COUNCIL, USA.,
PAX CHRISTI U.S.A.,
PAX CHRISTI NEW YORK,
PAX CHRISTI, MORRIS COUNTY, NJ, USA.,
PAX CHRISTI TEXAS,
PAX CHRISTI ST AUGUSTINE FLORIDA,
=46ELLOWSHIP OF RECONCILIATION TASK FORCE ON LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARRIBEAN=
,
ENVIRONMENTAL COALITION ON NUCLEAR POWER,
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA CITIZENS FOR SURVIVAL,
THREE MILE ISLAND ALERT, PENNSYLVANIA, U.S.,
ATOMIC MIRROR, CALIF, U.S.,
NATIONAL CAMPAIGN FOR A PEACE TAX FUND,
PEDALS FOR PEACE, SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF, U.S.,
SACRAMENTO VALLEY CITIZENS ALONG THE ROADS AND TRACKS,
NEVADA DESERT EXPERIENCE, NEVADA, U.S.,
GRANDMOTHERS FOR PEACE INTERNATIONAL, CALIF, U.S.,
TAI MEI PEACE ACTION, SAN GABRIEL, U.S.,
SERIOUS TEXANS AGAINST NUCLEAR DUMPING, U.S.,
STUDENTS FOR A SUSTAINABLE EARTH, W. MICHIGAN, U.S.,
ALLIANCE FOR SURVIVAL, COSTA MESA, CALIF., U.S.,
LONG ISLAND ALLIANCE FOR PEACEFUL ALTERNATIVES,
Y2K-WASH CAMPAIGN BAY AREA CHAPTER,

BILL BLAIKIE MP, HOUSE LEADER, NEW DEMOCRATIC PARTY OF CANADA,
SVEND ROBINSON MP, HOUSE OF REPS, CANADA,
JUDY WASLYCIA-LEIS, MP, WINNIPEG, CANADA
VETERANS AGAINST NUCLEAR ARMS, CANADA,
PHYSICIANS FOR GLOBAL SURVIVAL, CANADA,
NEW GREEN ALLIANCE, CANADA,
PACIFIC CAMPAIGN FOR DISARMAMENT AND SECURITY, BC, CANADA.,
THE SIMONS FOUNDATION, VANCOUVER, B.C.,
PLOUGHSHARES, CALGARY, CANADA,
PLOUGHSHARES, SASKATOON, CANADA,
ICUEC, (INTER-CHURCH URANIUM EDUCATION COMMITTEE) SASKATOON, CANADA,
O.P.I.R.G., PETERBOROUGH, CANADA,
UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION OF CANADA,
ASSOCIATION OF SERBIAN WOMEN, CANADA,
INDIGENOUS WOMENS NETWORK, CANADA/USA.,


PRESIDENT BORIS YELTSIN,
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT,
KRASNOPRESENSKAYA-2, MOSCOW, RUSSIA,
[phone], [phone] [phone],

PRESIDENT BILL CLINTON,
WHITE HOUSE, WASHINGTON, US,
[phone], [phone].

WILLIAM COHEN, US SECRETARY OF DEFENCE,
[phone],

BILL RICHARDSON, US SECRETARY OF ENERGY,
[phone].

IGOR SERGEYEV,
DEFENCE MINISTER OF RUSSIA,
Znamenka-19, 103160, Moscow, Russia,
[phone], 247-2795, 247-2722, 293-3323.

=46OREIGN MINISTER OF RUSSIA,
[phone], [phone],

CC
ALL HEADS OF STATE (BY EMAIL)
ALL UN MISSIONS (BY EMAIL)

Dear Presidents Yeltsin and Clinton, Defence Ministers and Defence
Secretaries, Heads of State and UN Missions,

The organisations above, representing millions of people worldwide, are
writing to convey their extreme concern  over the possibility that Year
2000 (Y2K)-related computer failures in nuclear weapons systems may lead to
an unacceptable risk of  nuclear war by accident or miscalculation.

In the current political situation this is most especially the case.
According to Alexandr Arbatov, of the Defence Committee of the Russian
State Duma, US-Russian relations are at 'the worst, most acute,  most
dangerous juncture since the US-Soviet Berlin and Cuban missile crises.'

The danger   during the Y2K rollover lies primarily in the possibility that
spurious data may induce commanders, even at the highest levels, to
mistakenly authorise the launches of nuclear weapons.

Events similar to this have already occurred. For example:

In the US in 1980,  a malfunctioning computer chip sent spurious alert
signals;

In 1983 in Russia, satellites mistook glare off the tops of clouds for a US
missile launch, (and disaster was averted by the refusal of the local
commander to believe the warnings were real);

In 1995,  a Norwegian research rocket prompted a full-scale Russian alert.

If Y2K breakdowns produce inaccurate early warning data, or if
communications and command channels are compromised, the combination of
hair-trigger force postures and Y2K failures could be disastrous. There
should therefore be a 'safety first ' approach  to Y2K and nuclear
arsenals.

Because none of the nuclear weapons states can guarantee that their
nuclear- related computer systems are Y2K compliant, the only responsible
solution is for them all to  stand down nuclear operations. This approach
should include taking nuclear weapons off alert status and decoupling
nuclear warheads from delivery vehicles.

The stakes involved in any nuclear exchange between Russia and the US are
such that they dwarf any other considerations. The future of life itself on
earth could be in doubt.

In  light of this, we strongly urge that you remove all strategic and
tactical nuclear weapons from 'hair trigger' alert, and place them in a
status in which at least hours and preferably days would be required to
launch them.

The Canberra Commission in August 1996, noted that terminating nuclear
alert status would:
- --Reduce dramatically the chances of accidental or unauthorised  nuclear
missile launch.
- --Help set the stage for intensified cooperation on a more far- reaching
disarmament agenda
- --Have a very positive influence on the political climate between nuclear
weapon states.

This last is especially relevant in the current tension between Russia and
NATO, which has prompted Russia to withdraw from cooperation with the US on
Y2K problems.

According to the Canberra Commission,
"Taking nuclear forces off alert could be verified by national technical
means and nuclear weapon state inspection arrangements. in the first
instance, reduction in alert status could be adopted by the nuclear weapon
states unilaterally"

If both sides are verifiably de-alerted, it will not be possible for either
to launch a disarming first strike.

The immediate stakes are so high, and the potential for global catastrophe
so clear, that mutually verified de-alerting in the face of the Y2K
computer problem must take precedence over all other considerations of
politics and national security.


Signed

Kevin Dunion, Chairperson, Friends of the Earth International,
John Hallam, Nuclear Campaigner,  Friends of the Earth Australia,
Wendy Johnson, Friends of the Earth New Zealand,
Dr Patrick Green, Senior Energy, Nuclear and Climate Campaigner, Friends of
the Earth England Wales and Northern Ireland,
Ricardo Navarro, Friends of the Earth El Salvador,
Nnimmo Bassey, Friends of the Earth Nigeria (Environmental Rights Action),
Benin City, Nigeria,
Viktor Khazan, Friends of the Earth Ukraine,
Manana Kochladze, Friends of the Earth Georgia, Tbilsi, Georgia.
Jan Kunnas, Friends of the Earth Finland,
Bo Stroem, Friends of the Earth Denmark,
Tonu Oja, Chairperson, Friends of the Earth Estonia, Tartu, Estonia.
Amis de la Terre, Paris, France,
Loukia Pavlidou, President, Friends of the Earth Cyprus,
Oleg Svistunov, Friends of the Earth Japan Siberia Program,
Corine Viellers, Global-2000(Friends of the Earth Austria)
Daniela Stojanova, General Secretary, Friends of the Earth Macedonia,
Maria Minkova, Deputy Chair, Friends of the Earth Bulgaria/Ecoglasnost, Sofi=
a,

Peter Garrrett, President, Australian Conservation Foundation,
Helen Caldicott, MD, Founding President, PSR,
Irene Gale, Australian Peace Committee, SA Branch,
Denis Doherty, Secretary, Pax Christi NSW,
REV. John Mavor, President,  Uniting Church of Australia
Rev. Ray Richmond, Wayside Chapel, Uniting Church in Australia,
Pitt Street Uniting Church, Pitt St, Sydney,
Rev. John Stanley, St Johns Anglican Church, Darlinghurst, Sydney,
Julie Marlow, Australian Anti-Bases Campaign Committee,
Babs Fuller-Quinn, Australian Peace Committee, National Committee,
Susan Wareham, President, Medical Association for the Prevention of War,
IPPNW Regional Vice-President, Aust.,
Pauline Mitchell, Campaign for International Cooperation and Disarmament,
Peter Jones, War Resisters International, Australia.,
Alec Marr, National Campaign Director, The Wilderness Society,
Mark Wakeham, Environment Centre of the Northern Territory,
Deborah Metters, Arid Lands Environment Centre, Alice Springs, NT.,
Rowena Skinner, Environment Centre of W.A.,
Robin Chapple, Anti-Uranium Coalition of W.A.,
Cherie Hoyle, Centre for Urban Ecology, SA.,
Graham Daniell, People for Nuclear Disarmament, Western Australia.,
Zohl D' Ishtar, Pacific Connections,
Richard Goode, 2 Billion Voices for Peace Project,
Ian Dixon, Big Scrub Environment Centre, Lismore,
Isabelle Whyte, Everyone for a Nuclear-free Future, Lismore,
Robin Taubenfeld, Everyone for a Nuclear-Free Future, Gold Coast,
Jonivar Skullerud, ENUFF, Adelaide,
Chris White, Secretary, United Trades and Labour Council, SA,
Paul Martinella, State Secretary, CFMEU, SA,
Trevor Smith, National Secretary, CFMEU, Forests and Forests Products
Division, SA,
Stephen Smith, Secretary, CFMEU, Furnishing trade Division, SA,
Jacob Grech, Earthworker, All-Union Green Caucus,
Mick Doyle, United Firefighters Union of SA,
Paul Noak, Secy, A.M.W.U. SA Office.
Martin O' Malley, Secy, CFMEU, SA Branch.
Stephen Spence, Secretary, Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance, SA.,
Leonie Ebert, Graham F. Smith Peace Trust, SA.,
P.T. Muldoon, General Manager, Richmond River Shire Council,

Senator Lyn Allison, Democrat Senator for Victoria,
Senator Meg Lees, Democrat Senator for South Australia, Leader of the
Australian Democrats,
Senator Vicky Bourne, Democrat Senator for NSW.,
Senator Natasha Stott-Despoja, Deputy Leader, Australian Democrats,
Senator Andrew Bartlett, Democrat Senator for Queensland,
Senator Bob Brown, Green Senator for Tasmania,
Senator Dee Margetts, Green Senator for Western Australia,
Senator George Campbell, ALP Senator for NSW.,
Senator Margaret Reynolds, ALP, NSW,
Senator Jim Mc Kiernan, ALP, W.A.,
Anthony Albanese. ALP, Federal member for Grayndler,
Tanya Plibersek, ALP,  Federal member for Sydney,
Jann Mc Farlane, Federal member for Stirling, W.A.,
Jill Hall, M.P., Federal member for Shortland, NSW,
Cheryl Davenport MLC., W.A.,
Ian Cohen, MLC, Greens, NSW,
Lee Rhiannon, MLC, Greens, NSW,
Sandra Kanck, MLC,Democrats, S.A.,
Ian Gilfillan, MLC, Democrats, SA,
Robyn Geraghty MP, Member for Torrens, SA.,
=46rances Bedford, ALP State MP for Florey, S.A.,
Jim Scott, WA Greens, Legislative Council, W.A.,
Dr Louise Crossley, National Convenor, Greens, Australia,
Hannah Middleton, President, Communist Party of Australia.

Commander Robert Green RN (Ret'd), Chair, World Court Project UK,
=46elicity Hill, Womens International League for Peace and Freedom, Geneva/N=
Y
Martin Butcher, British-American Security Information Centre, US/UK,
Stephanie Mills, Greenpeace International Nuclear and Disarmament Campaign,
Bernice Boermans, Executive Director, International Association of Lawyers
Against Nuclear Arms, (IALANA), The Hague, Neth.,
Rear-Admiral Eugene J. Carroll, USN (retd), Deputy Director, Centre for
Defence Information, Washington, USA,

Dave Knight, Chair, Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, U.K.,
Janet Bloomfield, Former Chair CND, Abolition U.K, Saffron Walden Group
Against Nuclear Weapons,
Bruce Kent, Vice-President, CND,
Jenny Maxwell, West Midlands CND, Birmingham, U.K,
Tigger Mc Gregor, Youth and Student CND, U.K.,
Dave Webb, Yorkshire CND., U.K.,
Anni Rainbow and Lindis Percy, Campaign for Accountability of American
Bases, U.K.,
Gillian Reeve, Director, MEDACT (IPPNW U.K),
Jane Tallents, Trident-Ploughshares 2000, Norwich, Norfolk, U.K.,
Di Mc Donald, Network Information Project, Southampton, U.K,
Catherine Euler, Menwith Hill Womens Peace Camp, Yorkshire, U.K.,
Catherine Euler, Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space,
Sue Claydon, Anglican Pacifist Fellowship, Milton Keynes, U.K.,
Mary H. Miller, Episcopal peace Fellowship, U.K.,
Monica King, St Bartholemews Justice and Peace Group, St Albans, U.K.,
Calderdale Green Party, Yorkshire, U.K.,
Alan Francis, Chair, Green Party of England and Wales,
Alan Watson, Partner, Public Interest Consultants, Swansea, Wales, U.K.,
Nigel Chamberlain, Cumbria and North Lancashire Peace Groups U.K.,
Paul Swann, National Coordinator, Y2K Community Action Network, U.K.,

Jeanette Fitzsimmons, MP, NZ Greens,
Brian Donelly, MP,
Harry Duynhoven, MP, NZ Labour,
Lianna Dalziel, MP, NZ Labour,
Judy Keall, MP, NZ Labour,
Peter Dunne, MP, NZ Independent,
Sandra Lee, Deputy leader, Alliance,
Laila Harre, MP, Alliance, NZ.,
Dr Kate Dewes, Disarmament and Security Centre,
Marion Hancock, Aoteoroa/NZ Peace Foundation, Auckland, NZ.,
Gerry Coates, Engineers for Social Responsibility, NZ,
Keith Locke, Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, NZ Greens,
Llelwyn Richards, National Consultative Committee on Disarmament, NZ,
Barbara Frame, Peace Action Dunedin, NZ.,
John Urlich, Peace Council of New Zealand,
Rev. John Murray/Dame Laurie Salas/Robin Halliday, Abolition-2000, New Zeala=
nd,
Ian Prior, IPPNW New Zealand,
Chris King, Veterans for Peace New Zealand,
Derek Wilson, Architects Against Nuclear War, NZ,
Robert E. White, Director, Centre for Peace Studies, University of
Auckland, NZ.,
John Gallagher, New Zealand Nuclear-Free Peacemaking Association, Aotearoa/N=
Z.,
WILPF Aoteoroa,
Jim Holdom, CORSO, Aotearoa/NZ.,

Richard N. Salvador, Pacific Islands Association of NGOs, Belau,
Tom Mbeke-Ekarem, Chair, Coalition of Petroleum-Producing States of Nigeria,
Ron Mc Coy, Malaysian Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War,
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia,
Yumi Kukuchi, Y2K WASH Campaign, Sendai, Japan/USA,
Aileen Mioko Smith, Director, Green Action Kyoto, Japan.,
Hiroshi Taka, Assistant Secretary, Japan Council Against A and H-Bombs
(Gensuikyo),
S.P. Udayakumar, South Asian Community Centre for Education and Research,
Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, South India,
Asif Rasheed Leghari, Awami Committee for Development, Multan, Pakistan,
Nana Suhartana, Indonesian National Network Forum Anti-Nuclear Society,
Pipob Udomittipong, Alternative Energy Project for Sustainability, Thailand,
Lorenzo Muelas, Movimiento Autoridades Indigenas de Colombia,

Vladimir Sliviak, Ecodefense, Russia,
Galina Raghouzhina, World Information Service on Energy (WISE) Kaliningrad,
Alexandra Koroleva, Educational Committee, Kaliningrad Regional Duma,
Mikhail Trofimov, Ecodefence! International, Kaliningrad,
Alisa Nikoulina, Antinuclear Campaign of Social-Ecological Union, Moscow,
Pavel Malyshev, Platan Youth Group, Kaliningrad,
Oleg Bodrov, Green World, Sosnovy Bor, St Petersburg, Russia,
Vera Brovkina, St Petersburg Peace Council, St Petersburg, Russia,
Lydia Popova, Centre for Nuclear Ecology and Energy Policy, Russia,
Marina Rikhmanova, Baikal Environmental Wave, Baikal, Russia,

George Razvan Marcu, Ecosens, Romania,
Malla Kantola, Committee of 100, Helsinki, Finland,
Laura Lodenius, Peace Union of Finland, Helsinki, Finland,
Pepe Mardiste, Student Nature Protection Group, Tartu, Estonia,
Gunnar Westberg, MD., SLMK (IPPNW), Swedish Physicians Against Nuclear Weapo=
ns,
=46redrick S. Heffermehl, President, Norwegian Peace Alliance,
=46rederick S. Heffermehl, Norwegian Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms,
=46rederick S. Heffermehl, International Peace Bureau, Oslo,
Bjorn Hilt, Chair, Norwegian Physicians Against Nuclear War, (IPPNW)
Poul Eck S=F8rensen, Peace Movement of Esbjerg, Denmark,
Arne Hansen, War Resisters International, Fredrikshavn, Denmark,
Majken Jul S=F8rensen, Aldrig Mere Krig, (AMK) Denmark,
Anja Johansen, Militaernaegterforeningen, (Danish Association of
Conscientious Objectors)
Daniel Durand, Secretary, Mouvement de La Paix, France,
Solange Fernex, Womens International League for Peace and Freedom, France,
Chrystoph Wyss, International Albert Schwietzer Foundation, France/Switz,
Chrystoph Wyss, Dr Schweitzer Hospital Fund, Switzerland,
Dr Roland Schutzbach, Global Initiative for Immediate Disarmament, Switzerla=
nd,
Xanthe Hall, Assistant Director, IPPNW Germany, Berlin,
Regina Hagen, Darmstaedter Friedensforum, Germany,
Claus Biegert, Nuclear-Free Award, Germany,
Horst Hohmier, Anti-Atom Plenum, Bochum, Germany,
Ilona Joerden, Citizens Initiative for Environmental Protection,
Luechow-Danneburg, Germany,
Dr. Herbert Richter-Peill, IPPNW Hamburg, Germany,
Matthias Reichl, Centre for Encounters and Active Non-Violence, Bad Ischl,
Austria,
Dr Klaus Renoldner, President,  IPPNW Austria,
Claudia and Margit, Anti-Atom International,
Claudia and Margit, Coordination Office of Austrian Environment Organisation=
s,
Heinz Stockinger, Independent Salzburg Platform Against Nuclear
Dangers,(PLAGE), Salzburg, Austria,
Josef Puehringer, Platform Gegen Atomgefahr, Austria,
Josef Puehringer, Centrum Energie, Czech Republic,
Josef Puehringer, Burgerinitiative Umweltschutz, Budweis, Czech Republic,
Josef Puehringer, Energie Zukunft Mohtviertel, Austria.,
Pol D'Huyvetter, For Mother Earth International, Ghent, Belgium,
Peer de Rijk, WISE- Amsterdam, Netherlands,
Ophelia Cowell, MDB Energy Project, Netherlands,
Marjan Willemsen, For Mother Earth Netherlands,
Ak Malten, Global Anti-Nuclear Alliance, Netherlands,
Pieter Van Der Gaag, Deputy international Coordinator, ANPED, Northern
Alliance for Sustainability,
=46rank Van Schaik, Transport Coordinator, ASEED-Europe,
STROHALM, Utrecht, Netherlands,
Kaj Leers, Journalist, Netherlands,
David Boerma, Coordinator, Pacific Region, Centre for Indigenous Peoples,
Netherlands.,
Giorgio Nebbia, Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Economics, University of
Bari, Italy,
Dr Joachim Lau, Italian Lawyers Against Nuclear Arms,

Maj-Britt Theorin, MEP, Sweden,
Elizabeth Schroedter, MEP, Germany,
Ernst Gulcher, MEP, Green Group, Germany,
Heidi Hautala, MEP, Green Group, Finland,
Glyn Ford, MEP, Labour, SW England,
Ozan Keyhun, MEP, Germany,
Per Gahrton, MEP, Greens, Sweden.,

Congressman Edward J. Markey, (D-Mass), Capitol Hill, Washington, DC.
Alice Slater, Global Resource Action Centre for the Environment, NY., USA.,
Marylia Kelley, Tri-Valley CARES, Livermore, California, US.
Mary Olson, Nuclear Information and Resource Service, US.,
Jackie Cabasso, Executive Director, Western States Legal Foundation, US.,
Grace Thorpe, National Environmental Coalition of Native Americans,
Carter Camp, Chair, American-Indian Movement of Oklahoma, US,
Bill Smirnow, Nuclear-Free New York, US,

Molly Johnson, Coordinator, Save Ward Valley, Calif, USA.,
William F. Santelmann, Metro-Boston Committee to De-Alert Nuclear Weapons
David Krieger, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation, Santa Barbara, Calif, US.
Robert W. Tiller, Physicians for Social Responsibility, U.S.A.,
Dr Lachlan Forrow, Past Chair, IPPNW,
Jonathan Mark, Action Site to Stop Cassini Flyby,
Sherry Larsen-Beville, Livermore Conversion Project, Oakland, Calif, USA.
Ellen Thomas, Proposition-1 Committee, Washington DC, US.,

Diana Roose, Peace Education Director, American Friends Service Committee,
Patricia Watson, Peacework, American Friends Service Committee,
Robert Kinsey, Peace and Justice Task Force,  Uniting Church of Christ,
Rocky Mountains Conference,
Rachel Keeler, Executive Director, Pax Christi, New York,
Nancy Small, National Coordinator, Pax Christi, USA,
=46rank Dworak, Pax Christi, Morris County, NJ, USA.,
Adam Eidinger, Pax Christi Washington Action Group, U.S.,
Joyce Hall, Pax Christi Texas,
Paul Villavisanis, Pax Christi, St Augustine, Fl,
Betty Obol, SL, The Loretto Community, U.S.,
Phil Mc Manus, Chair, Fellowship of Reconciliation Task Force on Latin
America and the Carribean, U.S.,
Heidi Cooper, All Souls Unitarian Church, Colorado Springs, US.,
Howard W. Hallman, Methodists United for Peace with Justice, Washington, USA=
=2E,
Guy Templeton Black, Quest Ministries, Ohio, U.S.,
Bill Kelly, Executive Director, Centre for Mission Education, Denver,
Colorado, USA.,

Jennifer Olaranna Viereck, Coordinator, Healing Global Wounds, Tecopa, CA,
USA.,
Karen Talbot, Director, International Centre for Peace and Justice, San
=46rancisco, California, US.,
Chris Ney, War Resisters League, NY, USA.,
Jasmina Arsova, War Resisters League,, NY. USA.,
Holly-Poole Kavana, New York Student Environmental Action Coalition,
Carol Jahnkow, Peace Resource Centre of San Diego, Calif, US.,
Janette Michelle Cuevas, Executive Director, Promoting Enduring Peace, NY.,
Babette Lindfield, Professional Network for Social Responsibility, NY, U.S.,
Susan Lee Solar and Maria Mendez, Grandmothers and Mothers Alliance for the
=46uture,
Susan Shaer, Executive Director, Womens Action for New Directions,
Peter Bergel, Centre for Energy Research, Salem, Oregon, USA.,
Harvey Wasserman, Citizens Protecting Ohio, USA.,
Sarah Ogdahl, Toledo Area Director, Ohio Citizen Action,
Vina Colley, Portsmouth/Piketon Residents for Environmental Safety and Sanit=
y,
Jay Coghlan, Concerned Citizens For Nuclear Safety, New Mexico, USA.,
Gordon S. Clark, Executive Director, Peace Action USA.,
Diane R Swords, Peace Action Central New York,
=46ran Teplitz, Peace Action, Peace Action Education Fund, USA.,
Sonya Ostrom, Metro New York Peace Action Council,
Judith H. Johnsrud, Environmental Coalition on Nuclear Power, Pennsylvania,
U.S,
Judith H. Johnsrud, Central Pennsylvania Citizens for Survival, U.S.,
Scott D. Portzline, Three Mile Island Alert, Pennsylvania, U.S.,
Pamela Meidell, Atomic Mirror, Calif, U.S.,
Tom Keirans, National Campaign for a Peace Tax Fund,
Shiela Baker, Pedals for Peace, San Luis Obispo, Calif, U.S.,
Inga Olson, Sacramento Valley Citizens Along The Roads and Tracks,
Marc M. Blaise-Page, Nevada Desert Experience, U.S.,
Earth-Savers, Syracuse, U.S.,
Barbara Weidener, Grandmothers for Peace International, Calif, U.S.,
Lyn Miles, Tai Mei Peace Action, San Gabriel, U.S.,
Alan Moore, Butterfly Gardeners Association, Berkley, Calif,
Don Moniak, Program Director, Serious Texans Against Nuclear Dumping,
Amarillo, Tex, U.S,
Andrew Nixon, Students For A Sustainable Earth, W. Michigan University, U.S.=
,
Jack and Felice Cohen-Joppa, The Nuclear Resister,
Marion Pack, Alliance for Survival, Costa-Mesa, California, USA.,
Peggy Jacobs, Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives, U.S.,
Jane Grossman/Laurie Grossman, Bay Area Chapter, Y2K WASH Campaign, (World
Atomic Safety Holiday), USA/JAPAN,

Senator Doug Roche, Canadian Parliament,
Bill Blaikie MP, House Leader, New Democratic Party of Canada,
Svend Robinson MP, House of Representatives,Canada,
Judy Waslycia-Leis, MP, Winnipeg, Canada,
Dr David Morgan, President, Veterans Against Nuclear Arms, Vancouver,
Canada,
Dr Barbara Birkett, President, Physicians for Global Survival, Ottawa, Canad=
a.,
Dr Ross Wilcock, Physicians for Global Survival, Canada,
Dave Greenfield, New Green Alliance, Saskatoon, Canada,
Patti Willis, Pacific Campaign for Disarmament and Security, B.C., Canada,
Prof Eric Fawcett, Physics Dept, University of Toronto, Canada,
Dr Jennifer Allen Simons, The Simons Foundation, Vancouver, B.C.,
Sally Hodges, Chair, Ploughshares, Calgary, Canada,
O.P.I.R.G., Peterborough, Canada,
Genivieve Talbot, United Nations Association of Canada,
Snezana Vitorovich, Association of Serbian Women, Canada,
Priscilla Settee, Indigenous Womens Network, Canada/USA.,



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Subject: (abolition-usa) Please Read

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/19990811/tc/yk_global_2.html


The Pentagon Papers of Y2K

Cities At Risk From The Year 2000 Computer Crisis

By Jim Lord

Jim Lord can be contacted at:
[e-mail]
Expanded information is available at:
www.JimLord.to


Secret Government Study Reveals Massive Y2K Problems in American Cities

How many days could New York City survive without water and sewer
services?  How long would it take to evacuate eight million people in
the dead of winter?  Would thousands die in the process?  Tens of
thousands?  More?  When would the rioting and looting begin?  How many
National Guard troops would it take to control the largest city in the
nation?  What unthinkable devastation would be wrought on the global
financial system?  How might our enemies seize on the ensuing panic and
confusion?

Are these the crazed speculations of a Y2K alarmist?  Not if you know
what the US Navy and Marine Corps know.  According to a June 1999 report
titled, "Master Utility List", they believe "total failure is likely"
for New York City's water and sewer systems because of Y2K problems.

And they are holding this information back.

The Navy Department assessment is not limited to New York City; it
covers all their shore facilities in the world - nearly 500 locations.
The results are horrifying.  They expect more than 26 million American
citizens in 125 cities to be without electricity, water, gas or sewer
services next January.  Many more would be affected in foreign
countries.  London, England for example is expected to experience
failures of all four types of utilities.  Many of the people impacted by
these failures would be military personnel and their families.

And the Navy Department isn't telling anyone.

=46orty-five of the cities named in the survey have population greater
than 100,000.  Eight of the nation's dozen largest metropolitan areas
are affected.  Here's what the Navy expects:

Dallas - no water.
Washington DC and Philadelphia - no gas
Baltimore, Houston, New York and Miami - no water or sewer.
Atlanta - no water or gas
San Antonio - no water or electricity.
=46ort Worth and New Orleans - no water, gas or sewer services.

And the Navy Department is saying nothing.

Cities at Risk

The information presented below is based on a US Navy/Marine Corps
survey dated June 1999.  The survey was conducted to determine the risk
of utility failures at military facilities worldwide.  Only United
States information is shown.

Each of the three tables below shows a list of cities and the Y2K
exposure of the major utilities in each city.  The columns labeled E, W,
G and S refer to the Electrical, Water, Gas and Sewer utilities.  An "x"
in the column indicates that utility is expected to fail.  To view
expanded information on each city including the names of specific
utilities, visit www.JimLord.to on the web.

Three levels of possible failure are indicated in the Navy document.
Each table in this summary lists one of these levels.
1) Partial failure is probable.
2) Partial failure is likely.
3) Total failure is likely.

The terms "probable", "likely", "partial" and "total" are Navy
terminology and were not clearly defined in the documentation.  The
terms "likely" and "total" however, represent the worst condition.

Cities in bold have populations greater than 100,000.  Many of the
utilities listed service many more customers than shown here.

43 cities where "partial failure is probable."

CityPopulationEWGS
Amarillo TX158,000xxxx
Annapolis MD33,000x
Arlington VA171,000x
Avoca PA3,000x
Baton Rouge LA220,000x
Bethesda MD63,000x
Broussard LA3,000x
Carderock MDx
Charlotte NC396,000xx
Columbus OH633,000x
Corpus Christi TX257,000x
Crane INxDallas TX1,007,000x
Dayton OH182,000xx
Duluth MN85,000xx
El Paso TX515,000xx
=46orest Park IL15,000xx
Greensboro NC184,000x
Highland Park IL31,000x
Houston TX1,631,000xx
Ingleside TX6,000x
Key West FL25,000xxx
Knoxville TN165,000xxx
Lewisville AR1,000x
Lexington Park MD10,000x
Millington TN18,000xx
Mobile AL196,000xx
Montgomery AL187,000xx
Newport News VA170,000x
Norfolk VA261,000xx
Pascagoula MS26,000xxx
Peoria IL114,000x
Philadelphia PA1,586,000x
Portsmouth VA104,000x
San Antonio TX936,000xx
Sheboygan WI50,000xx
Sugar Grove WVx
Truth or Conseq. NM6,000x
Tulsa OK367,000xx
Washington DC610,000x
Waukegan IL69,000x
West Palm Beach FL68,000xx
Yorktown VAx

38 cities where "partial failure is likely."

CityPopulationEWGS
Albany GA78,000x
Atlanta GA394,000xx
Atlantic Beach FL12,000xxx
Augusta GA234,000x
Beaufort SC10,000xx
Bessemer AL33,000xxxx
Bossier City LA53,000x
Cape Canaveral FL8,000x
Charleston SC80,000xxx
Chattanooga TN152,000xx
Clearwater FL99,000xxx
Columbia SC98,000xxx
Columbus GA179,000x
=46ort Lauderdale FL149,000xxx
=46ort Worth TX448,000xxx
Greenville NC45,000x
Gulfport MS41,000xxx
Harlingen TX49,000x
Hawkinsville GA4,000x
Hollandale MS4,000x
Jacksonville FL635,000xxx
Kingsville TX25,000x
Meridian MS41,000xx
Miami FL359,000xx
Milton FL7,000xxxx
Nashville TN488,000xxx
New Orleans LA497,000xxx
Orange City FLxxxOrlando FL165,000xxxx
Panama City FL35,000xxx
Pensacola FL58,000xxx
Raleigh NC208,000xx
Slidell LA24,000xxx
Smyrna GA31,000xx
St Marys GA8,000x
Sullivans Island SC2,000xx
Waco TX104,000x
Wetumpka AL5,000x

44 cities where "total failure is likely."

CityPopulationEWGS
Baltimore MD736,000xx
Bethlehem PA71,000xx
Bremerton WA38,000xx
Brunswick ME15,000x
Buffalo NY328,000xx
Coronado CA27,000x
Dahlgren VA1,000xx
Earl NJxx
Erie PA109,000xx
=46allbrook CA22,000x
Glen Falls NY15,000xx
Great Falls MT55,000xxx
Hartford CT140,000xx
Huntington WV58,000x
Imperial Beach CA27,000x
Kearney NJ35,000xxx
Lakehurst NJ3,000xx
Mechanicsburg PA9,000xx
Morehead City NC6,000xx
National City CA54,000x
New London CT29,000xxxx
New York City NY7,323,000xx
Newport RI29,000xx
Oak Grove NCx
Oak Harbor WA17,000xx
Ogden UT64,000x
Pacific Beach WA1,000x
Plaineville CT16,000xx
Pomona CA132,000xx
Port Hadlock WA3,000x
Port of Seattle WAxxx
Portsmouth NH26,000xx
Providence RI161,000xx
Quantico VA1,000xxx
Reading PA78,000xx
Reno NV134,000x
Rochester NY232,000xx
San Jose CA782,000x
Seal Beach CA25,000xx
Trenton NJ89,000xx
Warminster PA36,000xx
Watertown NY29,000xxx
Weymouth MAxxx
Williamsport PA32,000xx

Taking it Public

There's a great scene in the movie, "A Few Good Men" where Navy lawyer
Tom Cruise verbally battles Marine Colonel Jack Nicholson.  Trapped and
finally broken by the relentless interrogation, Nicholson snarls (as
only he can snarl),

"You can't handle the truth."

The disgraced Colonel, of course, doesn't mean Tom Cruise -- he means us.
We the People.  We're the ones who can't take it.  We, the unwashed
masses, are too lazy, too stupid, too irrational.  In his twisted world,
only the anointed few, the chosen leaders, deserve access to the truth.

The Federal Government is withholding the truth about Y2K for the same
reason - they don't think we can take it.  They think we'll panic and:

Take all our money out of the banks.
Cash in all our mutual funds and burst the stock market balloon.
Break the economic system by hoarding everything in sight.
Incite turmoil, chaos and riots.

There are many reasons why their strategy is wrong but only two need to
be mentioned.  1) This country belongs to us.  2) These people work for
us.  If something is wrong, we have a right to know and they have a
responsibility to tell us. Will the truth result in riots, shortages and
disruptions to the financial system?  Possibly so but if our fractional
reserve banking system and our Just-in-Time manufacturing and retail
processes are so dangerously fragile, don't we need to know now rather
than in the middle of the Y2K Crisis?

I'm fed up with being told that institutions must be protected even if
it means we have to be sacrificed.  We are more important than the
banks.  We have a higher priority than the stock market.  We're
grown-ups and we have a right to the truth.  We the People of this great
nation have faced every challenge thrown at us in the past.  It's time
to take this one on.  We can handle it.

Where It Came From

This information came from the US Navy and Marine Corps (Department of
the Navy).  They were apparently tasked to conduct a study of the Y2K
exposure of their worldwide shore facilities.  A copy of this study made
its way into my hands.

Military bases in the United States are rarely self-sufficient when it
comes to utilities such as electricity, water, gas and sewer.  These
services are almost always provided by the local economy.  From a Y2K
standpoint, this leaves the bases at the mercy of the local utility
providers.  Nearly five hundred bases were assessed; approximately one
third are expected to experience utility failures.

These figures are completely out of whack with the federal government's
August 1999 Y2K assessment which says,

"It is highly unlikely that there will be national disruptions in
electric power service on January 1, 2000. It is expected that any
gas disruptions that do occur will have minimal impact upon consumers.
It is increasingly unlikely that the date change will create
disruptions in water service."

Mr. Koskinen, you need to check with the folks over at the Pentagon.
They seem to have a different opinion.  Or is it possible you already
know about this information?

The information was obtained from a confidential source of the highest
reliability and integrity.  The identity of this source will be
staunchly protected.  I don't have a copy of the detailed assessments of
the individual bases nor do I possess the information on Army or Air
=46orce bases.  I am submitting a request for these documents through the
=46reedom of Information Act (FOIA), however.  (In fact, I encourage you
to help out by submitting your own FOIA request for these documents.)

The information from the bases and other facilities was compiled into an
eight-page spreadsheet that is titled "Utility Master List" and dated
June 1999.  No other markings appear on the papers.  In particular, (and
this is of crucial importance) the document is not stamped or labeled
with any national security classification markings.

What You Should Do

This information is vital to the well being of tens of millions of
American citizens.  The federal government is withholding it from the
public.  If you're concerned about Y2K and frustrated at the way the
government is dealing with the crisis, there are several things you can
do.

Help get the word out about this study.  Make copies of this document
and send them to the media (radio, television and newspaper) in the 125
communities listed in the report.  In particular, contact the radio talk
shows (national and local) and request that they have me on their
shows.  I can best be contacted by email at [e-mail].

Also send copies to elected officials (mayors; city council; county
commissioners; governors and state and national level senators and
representatives).  Ask them if they are aware of these Navy Department
assessments.  Send copies to the individual utilities identified in the
listing of cities on the website.

Send FOIA requests to the Navy, Army and Air Force requesting their
studies on the anticipated effects of Y2K-related utility failures on US
military facilities.  Sample letters can be found at the end of this
special report.

Ask everyone in your community group, family, email list etc. to visit
the www.JimLord.to website.  Then ask them to do the same thing you're
doing.  If we work together, we can break this thing open.

In short, let's raise hell.

Implications

1. One need not be even a mild "doom and gloomer" to realize that
failures of the magnitude indicated in this Navy Department study are
potentially catastrophic.  The lives and health of millions of people
are at stake.  The national economy is threatened.  Our way of life is
jeopardized.  The national security is at risk.

2. That the government is withholding this information from the American
people seems to me a monstrous abandonment of principle.  Each of these
military bases has a commanding officer.  For large bases this is
typically a Navy Captain or a Marine Colonel.  These military leaders
have raised their hands in the air and sworn an oath to support and
defend the Constitution.  (I recall this oath clearly having taken it
several times during my own naval career and having administered it
numerous times during reenlistment ceremonies.)

How can these commissioned officers remotely imagine that keeping this
information from the citizens of this nation is in any way upholding
their duty?  I have no doubt they have been instructed by higher
authority to maintain silence about these Y2K risks.  How can they look
themselves in the mirror each morning and conceive that what they are
doing is right?

These commanders report to a chain of command of Admirals and Generals
culminating in the Joint Chiefs of Staff.  How can these so-called
"public servants" know that 26 million citizens are in such jeopardy and
remain silent?

In the simplest terms - I stand bitterly ashamed of my former comrades.
I cannot conceive of a blacker mark on the military leadership of the
nation.

3.  The government is holding out on its own people.  The Navy uses a
special message called an "ALNAV" (meaning all Navy) to communicate
information to all naval personnel at once.  On February 10, 1999, the
Secretary of the Navy released such a message telling all officers and
enlisted personnel they had nothing to worry about from Y2K.  The
message identifier is SECNAV 101715Z FEB 99.  Here's a quote,

"Speculation that power distribution systems will experience widespread
failures are not based on facts or rational analysis. Most experts
believe water treatment and distribution should not be greatly affected
by the Y2K problem. Because of extensive preparation, the effects of
the Y2K bug will be minimal on the lives of you and your family."

Perhaps the Navy Department had not yet completed their facility Y2K
assessment last February when the ALNAV was promulgated.  Now that they
understand their Y2K exposure, I wonder when they will let all those
sailors and their families know about the anticipated utility failures?
After all, the first line in the above mentioned ALNAV states,

"It is important that we provide our sailors with sound, useful
information on the potential impact of Y2K on their personal and
professional lives, as well as the lives of their families."

I retired from the Naval Service in 1983 but I still hold a commission
as a regular officer.  I am still under oath.  In "my" Navy, the highest
unwritten duty of a Naval Officer was to take care of his people.  This
bit of traditional wisdom is apparently little practiced today.  To each
of the Naval and Marine Corps Officers who has had access to the
information described herein, I lay down a simple challenge.  Live up to
this duty.  Come forth.  Tell us the truth.

4. If we're being lied to about this, how can we believe anything the
government tells us about Y2K?  How bad is this thing really going to be?

Impact on Military Readiness

These revelations imply a severe effect on military readiness in the
United States and at several important locations overseas.  In this
country, for example the major Marine Corps bases at Quantico, Virginia
and Camp LeJeune, North Carolina are expected to experience utility
failures.  The latter is of special personal concern - my son and his
family are stationed there.

Another essential but not widely appreciated Marine Corps facility is at
special risk.  The base at Albany, Georgia is the hub of all USMC
logistics activities.  The inability of this base to provide services
would pose a devastating threat to the entire US Marine Corps.  Albany
is one of three unfortunate cities expected to have utility failures in
all four areas: electricity, water, gas and sewer.

The US Navy expects serious problems as well.  The extensive complex of
facilities at their primary east-coast port at Norfolk/Portsmouth,
Virginia is projected to be without water or natural gas.  The Navy
Space Command at Dahlgren, Virginia; is in jeopardy. The Naval Air
Stations at North Island, California; Whidby Island, Washington, Cecil
=46ield, Florida; and Pensacola, Florida are at risk.  The key submarine
bases at Kings Bay, Georgia and New London, Connecticut are on the
list.  The latter is another of the three stateside locations expected
to have failures of all four types of utilities.

The facility at Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania is also of special concern.
Much of the US Navy's logistics support is conducted at this base which
is expected to see both gas and sewer failures.

Overseas, critical bases at Rota, Spain; Sigonella and Naples, Italy;
(headquarters of the Mediterranean (6th) Fleet); Bahrain; Guam; Puerto
Rico; and Okinawa are impacted.  Of the ten facilities listed in the
United Kingdom, all (mostly in London) were expected to experience
failures of all four utilities.

Potential Repercussions

I don't imagine the government (the Navy Department in particular) is
going to be very pleased that this information has made its way into the
sunlight.  If we all do our job, they are going to come under some
pretty intense scrutiny.  Several people who have seen this report
opined that I could be in financial, legal or even physical jeopardy.
Quite frankly, that kind of stuff is of little concern to me.  I could
not withhold this information and live with myself.  No person of honor
and integrity could

As a precaution, I have registered my Internet domain name - JimLord.to
- - in Tonga, an island nation in the South Pacific.  I have also hidden
away several copies of the Navy Department documentation and my Internet
files in safe keeping in several states.  Friends are standing by to
keep this information in the public eye.  Just in case.

This stuff needs to see the light of day.  I intend to do everything in
my power to make that happen.  Besides, you the reader are the best
protection I could have.  The more of you there are, the safer I
become.  Do your part and get this critical information into the hands
of as many people as you can.  Help keep Jim Lord out of jail (grin).

Electric Utility Failures

Somebody needs to let the North American Electric Reliability Council
(NERC) know about the Navy study.  For their benefit and yours, here is
a list of 29 electrical utilities the Navy expects to fail.  Read over
this list carefully.  Some of the Navy facilities are quite small but
the electric company that provides their service has a very large
customer base. If your electrical company is included, you need to raise
hell with them and find out if they know how the Navy feels about them.

Electrical Utilities Expected to Fail

Baldwin EMC, Milton FL
Bessemer Utilities, Bessemer AL
Central Louisiana Electric, Slidell LA
City of Albany GA
City of Key West FL
City Public Service Board, San Antonio TX
Clay Electric Cooperative, Jacksonville FL
Coastal Electric Members, Jacksonville FL
Daviess Martin County Rural Elect, Crane IN
Dayton Power & Light, Dayton OH
El Paso Electric Co., El Paso TX
Escambia River Elec Co., Milton FL, Pensacola FL
=46lorida Power and Light, Canaveral FL, Ft Lauderdale FL
=46lorida Power Corp, Clearwater FL
Gulf States Utilities, Orange City FL
JEA, Atlantic Beach FL, Jacksonville FL
Knoxville Utilities Board, Knoxville TN
Middle Georgia Elec, Hawkinsville GA
Mississippi Power and Light, Gulfport MS
Northeast Utilities, New London CT
Orlando Utilities Commission, Orlando FLPort of Seattle WA
Riviera Utilities, Milton FL
Sierra Electric Cooperative, Truth or Conseq. NM
South Central Power, Columbus OH
Southern Pine Elec Coop, Milton FL
Southwest Arkansas Electric, Lewisville AR
Southwest Louisiana Electric, Broussard LA
Southwestern Public Services, Amarillo TX
Twin County Electric, Hollandale MS

Gas Company Failures

This is a list of forty gas companies the Navy Department expects to
fail.  Some of the cities mentioned are quite small but the service area
for the utility mentioned has a very large customer base.  Check this
list carefully to see if your gas company is included.

Gas Utilities Expected to Fail

Alabama Gas Corp, Bessemer AL
Atlanta Gas Light Co., Atlanta GA
Baltimore Gas & Electric, Annapolis MD
Boston Gas, Weymouth MA
City of Albany GA
City of Bethlehem PA
City of Bossier City LA
City of Buffalo, NY
City of Great Falls MT
City of Pascagoula MS
City of Pensacola FL
City Public Service Board, San Antonio TX
Columbia Gas of Virginia, Portsmouth VA, Quantico VA
Dayton Power & Light, Dayton OH
Energas Co, Amarillo TX
Interenergy Corp, Charleston SC
Knoxville Utilities Board, Knoxville TN
Louisiana Gas Service, New Orleans LA
Mobile Gas Service Corp, Mobile AL
Mountaineer Gas, Sugar Grove WV
Nashville Gas Service, Nashville TN
New Jersey Natural Gas, Earl NJ
New York State El, New London CT
Niagra Mohawk, Watertown NY
NorAm Energy Management, Pensacola FL
North Carolina Gas, Morehead City
NCNorthern Utilities, Portsmouth NH
Okaloosa Gas District, Milton FL
Orlando Utilities Commission, Orlando FL
PECO Energy, Warminster PA
Penn Gas & Water, Avoca PA, Williamsport PA
Philadelphia Gas, Philadelphia PA
Providence Energy, Newport RI
PSE&G, Kearney NJ
Rochester Gas & Electric, Rochester NY
UGI Corp, Mechanicsburg PA
United Cities Gas Co, Columbia SC
Virginia Natural Gas, Newport News VA, Norfolk VA, Yorktown VA
Washington Gas Co., Arlington VA, Bethesda MD, Carderock MD, Lexington
Park MD, Washington DC
West Florida Natural Gas, Panama City FL

A Y2K Protest

Thirty years ago, the Pentagon Papers revealed widespread government
deceit in the prosecution of the Vietnam War.  The papers and the
resultant protests eventually rooted out the truth and changed United
States policy.  Today, this Navy Department study could accomplish the
same objectives.  We can perhaps use it to force the government to come
clean on Y2K.  Our opportunity comes just in the nick of time.  If we
act fast.

I recently gave an hour-long speech titled "Y2K Surprises - Why It Won't
Turn Out Like You Think."  It was the first time the Navy Department
survey information was revealed in public.  In the speech, I discussed
why I don't think the national electrical grids will fail and why I
believe water is a much greater utility risk than electricity.
(Incidentally, this supposition is clearly supported by the Navy
Department survey.)

I also showed why an electronic run on the banking system is a greater
danger than a cash panic.  I went on to explain why January 2000 will
not be the peak of the Year 2000 Crisis and why the real peak is 9-18
months down the road.

I think it was my most effective speech.  To encourage the widest
possible dissemination of this information and to make it as affordable
as possible, the price of this hour-long tape is as low as possible.
Along with the tape you'll receive a printed copy of this entire report
and sample letters you can send to public officials and local media
contacts.  You can also download this printed material at no cost at my
website at:
www.JimLord.to

These "Y2K Protest Packs" are just $5.00 each (shipping and handling are
included).  Ten or more are $4.50 each and 100 or more are $4.00 each.
Let's turn the heat up on these guys.  Order your "Y2K Protest Packs" by
calling toll-free: 888-925-2555

About the Author

Jim Lord is the author of, "A Survival Guide for the Year 2000 Problem:
Consumer Solutions for the Worst Technical Blunder in History" a
practical, 270 page guide to preparation for the Year 2000 Computer
Crisis.  He has written nearly ninety articles on Y2K.  He is also the
co-editor with James Talmage Stevens of the "Journal of Personal
=46reedom", a newsletter which provides practical guidance in the
restoration of Liberty through preparedness and self-reliance.

Mr. Lord has advised Congressional staffers, The Congressional Research
Service, the Department of Defense, the Center for Security Policy, and
the US Taxpayer's Alliance, and is a Y2K Research Associate at George
Washington University.  He has appeared on more than 200 radio talk
shows as well as Fox News, ABC NightLine, the Discovery Channel, C-Span
and PAX TV.

He appeared on the same speaking agenda with Nobel prizewinner Milton
=46riedman and Lady Margaret Thatcher at the Blanchard Investor Conference
in New Orleans.  He has debated Y2K with Harry Browne, recent
Libertarian Party presidential candidate and Gary North, a prominent Y2K
expert and writer.  He has been a featured speaker at the World Future
Society, the Conservative Caucus, many investor conferences, numerous
Y2K community preparedness seminars, and at the Eris Society in Aspen,
Colorado.

Mr. Lord is a retired Naval Officer with 24 years active service who
came up through the enlisted ranks.  His career was spent in the
electronics field, including a tour as the Electronics Maintenance
Officer on an aircraft carrier.  At age 33, he earned a degree in
Business, graduating with honors from the Naval Postgraduate School in
Monterey, California.  Following his military career, Mr. Lord was
involved in shipbuilding, communication systems design, satellite
systems, software engineering, training and marketing.  This experience
included nine years in the software industry.  He also taught business
courses at the college level for several years.


Your Name
Your Address
Date
(Sample FOIA Request)

Name of Agency
Address of Agency
(See Below)

Re: Freedom of Information Act Request

Dear Sir:

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act.

I request that a copy of the following document be provided to me.

"Assessment of the Year 2000 (Y2K) Risk to Utilities at American
Military Bases and Facilities," (or a similar title).  This document
lists military bases and facilities in the United States and foreign
countries, the cities in which they are located, and scores the Y2K risk
of failures to electrical, water, gas and sewer services at each base.
The names of the utility companies providing these services may be
included.  The document may also be called a =ECMaster Utility List.=EE  The
document should be available from the Y2K Program Office for your
agency.

In order to determine my status to assess fees you should know that I am
an individual seeking information for my personal use and not for any
commercial purposes.

Thank you for your consideration of this request.

Sincerely,

(Signature)

Your Name



(Send this letter to each of the following agencies:)

Department of the Army Department of the Navy Department of the Air
=46orce
=46OIA/Privacy Acts Office Chief of Naval Operations 11CS/SCSR (FOIA)
TAPC-PDR-PF N09B30 1000 Air Force Pentagon
7798 Cissna Road, Suite 205 2000 Navy Pentagon Washington DC 20330 1000
Springfield VA 22150-3197 Washington DC 20350-2000



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