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NucNews-1- 3/10/99 - Y2K (3); McNamara / NATO; Pentagon
NucNews-2- 3/10/99 - UK Plutonium Norway; Korea/US; Canada Waste; Ohio Fernald
NucNews-3 3/10/99 - China - Gore
Inside China; Los Alamos Scientist;
Smugglers; Arms Revelations
NucNews-4 3/10/99 - China - Arms; Senator Lugar; Etc.

[Here's the Reuters version of the Y2K Conference on the Hill on Monday
3/8/99.  NIRS informed us on March 10 that Congressman Knollenberg (R-MI)
is holding a hearing on Y2K and nuclear issues on Monday
March 18
1999.
Check with NIRS for update:
http://www.nirs.org/y2k/y2kandnuclearpowerwebpage.htm]

1. Y2K bug could cause problems at U.S. nuclear power plants
http://detnews.com/1999/technology/9903/09/03090127.htm

2. Poll says Y2K fears declining
http://www.usatoday.com/news/ndstue07.htm

3. US Considers Y2K Evacuation Plan
http://www.wired.com:80/news/news/politics/story/18303.html

4. Nuclear power can't compete
study finds
http://cnn.com/NATURE/9903/09/nuclear.enn/

5. Pentagon warns of cyber attacks
http://usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/cte599.htm


6. Norway says finds British plutonium off coasts
http://cnn.com/WORLD/europe/9903/09/BC-NUCLEAR-BRITAIN-NORWA.reut/index.html

7.  N. Korea: U.S. Used Banned Weapons
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/i/AP-UN-NKorea-US.html

8. Ottawa lacks clout on nuclear cleanup
Officials admit tough law may make government liable for costs
http://www.thestar.com/back_issues/ED19990309/news/990309NEW06_NA-NUKE9.html

9. Former U.S. defence secretary preaches anti-nuke message
http://www.canoe.com/TopStories/antinuke_mar9.html

10. Government awards a contract for Fernald radioactive cleanup
http://www.ohio.com/bj/news/ohio/docs/010404.htm

11. Gore Blames Prior Administration For China Spying
http://www.webcrawler.com/news/r/990309/14/news-nuclear
Retuers
March 9
1999

12. China
A Small-Time Player In The Nuclear World
http://www.insidechina.com/china/news/1999030910.html
BEIJING
Mar. 09
1999 Inside China Today -- (Agence France Presse)

13. The Scientist Who Is the Talk of Los Alamos
http://www.nytimes.com/library/world/asia/031099china-nuke-scientist.html
By JAMES BROOKE
New York Times
March 10
1999

14. U.S. Charges Two In Alleged Tech Smuggling Plot
http://www.webcrawler.com/news/r/990310/01/news-gyroscopes
BOSTON (Reuters-March 10
1999) - A U.S. grand jury indicted a Chinese
citizen and a naturalized Canadian Tuesday on charges the pair tried to
smuggle U.S. missile technology to China.

15.  Political Battle: What to Reveal on China Arms
http://www.nytimes.com/library/world/asia/031099china-nuke.html
March 10
1999 New York Times
By JEFF GERTH and ERIC SCHMITT

16. Threats From China (OpEd by Senator Richard Lugar)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-03/10/099l-031099-idx.html
March 10
1999 Washington Post

ALSO:

China Exploits U.S. Computer Advances
American Export Trade Raises National Security Concerns
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-03/09/070l-030999-idx.html
Washington Post Foreign Service
Tuesday
March 9
1999; Page A01

GOP wants answers on China spy probe
http://usatoday.com/news/washdc/ncstue02.htm
3/10/99- USA Today
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