Subject: NucNews 99/11/10 Briefs (by et) Story-Date: 12:18 a.m. PST Monday , November 15, 1999 Sender: owner-nukenet@envirolink.org X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.2.07 -- ListProc(tm) by CREN Please address replies to articles to the original publisher. Please send NucNews copies? Refuting false information appreciated! ----------- russia 1] Russia to Dismantle Nuclear Subs WORLD In Brief - EUROPE Compiled from News Services Wednesday November 10 1999; Page A34 http://search.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/WPlate/1999-11/10/233l-111099-idx.html MOSCOW--Russia will dismantle 18 nuclear submarines next year and is working on new technologies to speed up the process the Interfax news agency reported. Russia must scrap 107 nuclear submarines left over from the Cold War according to Valeri Lebedev deputy minister of atomic energy. The United States has pledged millions of dollars to help get rid of the submarines that were built to carry nuclear missiles targeted at the United States.... 2] Russia Warns U.S. About Missiles Filed at 11:35 a.m. EST November 10 1999 Associated Press http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/i/AP-Russia-US-ABM.html MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia's Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that talks on nuclear arms reduction could be scrapped if the United States doesn't uphold the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty according to a news report. 3] Albright Warns on Missile Defense By Barry Schweid AP Diplomatic Writer Wednesday Nov. 10 1999; 7:45 p.m. EST http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/19991110/aponline194510_000.htm WASHINGTON -- Russian missiles could pierce the limited defense President Clinton may approve next June Secretary of State Madeleine Albright said Wednesday. 4] U.S. Denies Postponed Arms Talks With Russia Updated 3:49 PM ET November 10 1999 http://news.excite.com/news/r/991110/15/politics-arms-russia WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States denied on Wednesday reports that it had asked to postpone talks with Russia on two important arms control treaties. 5] U.S.-Russia: Everybody Talks But Does Anybody Care to Listen? Sunday November 7 1999 By Michael Nakoryakov http://www.sltrib.com/1999/nov/11071999/commenta/44837.htm As it turned out the recent Oslo summit was not only about President Clinton trying to make sure his presidential record includes something more appealing than impeachment trial -- like a Mideast peace deal for instance. There also was an interesting sideshow starring in addition to Clinton the latest Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. That part of the summit was not covered by the news media nearly as well as the Mideast portion and it's easy to see why. Unlike Clinton's talks with Israel's Ehud Barak and Palestine's Yasser Arafat with countless photo-ops back-slapping and semi-sincere pledges of cooperation the U.S.-Russian meeting was short businesslike and basically fruitless. ----------- Y2K 6] US Russia To Eye Y2K Nuke Blunders By Robert Weller Associated Press Writer Wednesday Nov. 10 1999; 4:30 a.m. EST http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/19991110/aponline043051_002.htm http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/a/AP-Y2K-Nuclear.html http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1 1249 125015473 00.html? http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/ctg642.htm CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN AIR STATION Colo. -- Every Christmas Eve the missile defense wizards stationed here take time for a tongue-in-cheek report on mysterious radar readings at the North Pole. Things will be much more serious at Cheyenne Mountain this year: In a landmark effort U.S. and Russian experts will be watching to make sure the Year 2000 bug doesn't trigger nuclear war. 7] White House says Y2K won't cause nuclear bombs to explode 1.37 a.m. ET (647 GMT) November 10 1999 By Ted Bridis Associated Press http://www.foxnews.com/js_index.sml?content=/news/wires2/1110/n_ap_1110_21.sml http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/1 1249 125015472 00.html? WASHINGTON (AP) - In its final report on the nation's Y2K-related repairs the White House is reassuring Americans the lights won't go out telephones will ring and nuclear bombs won't accidentally detonate because of computer failures. ----------- international 8] Ex-premier warns of threat of mass destruction weapons 1.24 p.m. ET (1834 GMT) November 10 1999 By Barry Schweid Associated Press http://www.foxnews.com/js_index.sml?content=/news/national/1110/d_ap_1110_10 5.sml WASHINGTON (AP) - An ex-prime minister of Kazakstan said Wednesday the former Soviet republic is capable of starting production of chemical biological and chemical weapons within 12 months if it receives Western financial assistance. Akezhan Kazhegeldin prime minister from 1994-97 and now leader of the Republican People's Party also accused President Nursultan Nazarbayev's government of taking steps to censor Internet communications. 9] Swiss Cabinet Cancels Bunker Meet The Associated Press Wednesday Nov. 10 1999; 9:51 a.m. EST http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/19991110/aponline095126_000.htm BERN Switzerland -- With the rest of Europe focused on the 10th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall and end of the Cold War the Swiss government has been quietly preparing itself against attack. The Cabinet intended to inaugurate its newly built bunker deep in the central Swiss Alps by holding its weekly meeting there Wednesday but scrapped the plans at the last minute after newspapers found out. 10] Pakistani diplomat warns Clinton against boycott By Ben Barber THE WASHINGTON TIMES http://www.washtimes.com/news/news2.html An envoy of Pakistan's new military leader yesterday warned that President Clinton will fuel anti-Americanism and harm India-Pakistan peace moves if he visits India early next year but boycotts Pakistan. 11] Turin Italy on anniversary of fall of Berlin Wall: Editorial Roundup La Stampa The Associated Press Wednesday Nov. 10 1999; 1:16 p.m. EST http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/19991110/aponline131614_000.htm Seldom has the move from one historical phase to another been represented in such a grand and spectacular manner as the fall of the Berlin Wall. It is if a 150 kilometer-long curtain was physically opened to make room for an entirely new scene. As always as time goes by the initial enthusiasm wanes. Wars have not disappeared. The evil empire is no more but evil still remains everywhere. 12] S.Korean Arms Deal Proposed The Associated Press Tuesday Nov. 9 1999; 5:51 p.m. EST http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/19991109/aponline175128_000.htm WASHINGTON -- The Pentagon said Tuesday it has agreed to sell 14 of the latest Patriot air defense systems to South Korea for $4.2 billion. The Patriot is produced by Raytheon Corp. of Andover Mass. The deal which is subject to review by Congress includes a full package of air-defense missiles radars fire control stations electrical generators trucks trailers maintenance equipment and other supplies. 13] Israel Working With Chinese Jets By Jack Katzenell Associated Press Writer Tuesday Nov. 9 1999; 4:58 p.m. EST http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/19991109/aponline165809_000.htm JERUSALEM -- Israel is outfitting a Chinese air force plane with an advanced airborne early warning system that will allow the aircraft to conduct long-range radar surveillance and coordinate forces during battle an Israeli official said Tuesday. 14] Colombia Seeks U.S. Military Helicopters Filed at 6:14 p.m. EDT November 10 1999 By Reuters http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/international/international-arms-co.html WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Colombia says it wants to buy 14 ''Blackhawk'' military helicopters from the United States for $221 million to beef up its forces in the war against Marxist guerrillas and drug cartels the Pentagon said on Wednesday. 15] Turkey Israel U.S. Plan Maneuvers Filed at 9:20 a.m. EST November 10 1999 By The Associated Press http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/i/AP-Turkey-Israel-Military-Exercises.html ANKARA Turkey (AP) -- Turkey Israel and the United States will hold a second round of joint naval maneuvers off the Turkish Mediterranean coast later this year a Foreign Ministry spokesman said Wednesday. Spokesman Sermet Atacanli gave no date but said the exercises would take place ``toward the end of the year.'' The Anatolia news agency said the maneuvers named ``Reliant Mermaid-2'' would be Dec. 14-17. ----------- U.S. 16] Yucca Mountain study finds water in rock By Mary Manning manning@lasvegassun.com LAS VEGAS SUN November 10 1999 at 11:34:38 PST http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/lv-other/1999/nov/10/509529288.html A UNLV-led research team has confirmed through crystals that water once flowed through the volcanic rock at Yucca Mountain and the scientists now are turning their attention to finding out how long ago the water created the crystals how hot the water probably was and where it came from. 17] Missile crisis water in from the cold in Florida Updated 8:26 PM ET November 10 1999 http://news.excite.com/news/r/991110/20/fl-cuba-usa-water LAKE WALES Fla. (Reuters) -A Florida food company is offering customers a drink from the darkest days of the Cold War -- water canned for nuclear survival kits during the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. Vita Hinshaw owner of Chalet Suzanne Food Inc. said Wednesday her company is selling some 3 600 leftover cans of water from the nuclear attack survival kits for $15 apiece to raise money for the Cold War Museum in Fairfax Virginia. 18] Army Says Strained Resources Leave Troops Unprepared for War By DAVID STOUT November 10 1999 http://www.nytimes.com/yr/mo/day/news/national/army-resources.html WASHINGTON -- The Army has described two of its 10 divisions as ill prepared for war because of shortages of troops equipment or training in a report that may set the stage for a political battle over whether the service should get more money. 19] Army: 2 Divisions Not Ready for War Filed at 4:14 p.m. EST November 10 1999 By The Associated Press http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/w/AP-Army-Readiness.html WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Army's top soldier on Wednesday expressed mild concern that the war readiness of two combat divisions has been downgraded. But he denied it meant the Army was falling short of the standard of being capable of fighting two major wars at nearly the same time. 20] Baldwin Speaks for Nonprofit Group The Associated Press Wednesday Nov. 10 1999; 1:24 a.m. EST http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/aponline/19991110/aponline012416_000.htm POMONA N.J. -- Alec Baldwin doesn't mind using his star power for a cause. Baldwin 41 the star of films including "The Hunt for Red October" and Ghosts of Mississippi, is the celebrity spokesman for the Tooth Fairy Project an effort by the nonprofit Radiation and Public Health Project to collect and analyze baby teeth in hopes of measuring exposure to radiation and nuclear contamination. ---------- US politics 21] Albright slams GOP on weapons UN dues By MIKE SAELENS UPI November 9 1999 http://news.excite.com/news/u/991109/23/other-albright CHICAGO Nov. 10 (UPI) Saying the U.S. Senate's reluctance to pass a comprehensive nuclear test ban treaty and to pay long overdue fees to the United Nations is harmful to U.S. interests Secretary of State Madeleine Albright on Wednesday called on Republican leaders to set aside their differences with President Clinton and pass both measures. 22] Bradley played dove to Gore's hawk Updated 4:08 PM ET November 8 1999 http://news.excite.com/news/u/991108/16/politics-defense-candidates WASHINGTON Nov. 8 (UPI) Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Bradley was twice as likely to vote to cut defense spending or terminate controversial defense programs during his senate tenure than Vice President Al Gore according to a new analysis released by a left- leaning political organization Americans for Democratic Action.