S.Korea Defense Ministry Says It's Ready for Y2K

Updated 1:37 AM ET December 12, 1999

SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) - South Korea's defense ministry said Sunday that it has identified hundreds of potential Y2K trouble spots in its computer systems but that it was fully prepared to address them.

The ministry will keep a task force of mostly computer experts on alert around the clock from December 31 to January 4 to cope with any problems that might arise, ministry spokesman Kim Jae-hwan said.

The ministry plans to shut down most computer systems during the date changeover to avoid possible problems.

Kim said the ministry has detected 677 Y2K problems in weapons systems and 482 in information systems.

But he said there was no possibility of accidental missile firing or other such mishap.

The Y2K task force will operate until the end of March 2000, he said.

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Ray

-- Ray (ray@totacc.com), December 12, 1999

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South Korea's defense ministry said Sunday that it has identified hundreds of potential Y2K trouble spots in its computer systems but that it was fully prepared to address them.... Kim said the ministry has detected 677 Y2K problems in weapons systems and 482 in information systems.

Translation?? We have put "best if used by 12/31/99" stickers on all our nukes.

But he said there was no possibility of accidental missile firing or other such mishap.

Translation?? If there is a firing it will be no accident. KYAG

-- Linda (lwmb@psln.com), December 12, 1999.