[RISKS] Missouri Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament Appeal (fwd)

[G Parker Rossman <grossman@mail.coin.missouri.edu>]

Please pass on to anyone interested in action, comments or suggestions.

Parker Rossman               grossman@mail.coin.missouri.edu
3 Lemmon Drive           author, EMERGING WORLDWIDE ELECTRONIC             
Columbia MO 65201        UNIVERSITY (Praeger, 1993)
            home page: http://www.trib.net/~prossman         

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Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 11:22:16 -0600 (CST)
From: Uel Blank <ublank@mail.coin.missouri.edu>
To: G Parker Rossman <grossman@mail.coin.missouri.edu>
Subject: Missouri Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament Appeal

The Missouri Coalition for Nuclear Disarmament (MCND) solicits your
response and support for its call for a world-wide removal of all
nuclear launch-activating keys during the week before and after
January l, 2000; better still---from the end of Hanukkah 1999 to the
end of Ramadan 2000.

In this way humanity can guarantee that there will be no unintended
nuclear malfunctionings due to Y2K computer glitches.  The danger is
high. Recently the United States Department of Defense received a
grade of 'D' for its Y2K preparedness.  No one knows what problems may
emerge with managing the 13,000 U.S. nuclear warheads if even a few
related computers malfuntion on 1/2000 C.E.  And will Russia's
ramshackle, antiquated computer system fail to control its 25,000
nuclear warheads on the first day of the year 2000?

The need for dialogue and action to disconnect all nuclear weapons at
the turn of the millenium is indicated by discussions such as that on
CBS "60 Minutes" (Nov. 17, 1998) which revealed the serious
possibility of computer glitches at the begenning of the year 2000

Please respond with your thoughts.
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Uel Blank
3209 Crawford Street
Columbia MO 65203
ublank@mail.coin.missouri.edu