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Millennium Bug - Russia

Posted on Jul 22, 2010 by Cecil Maranville, Darris McNeely, David Palmer, John Ross Schroeder Estimated reading time: 1 minute

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MOSCOW: (Reuters) - Russia's military says everything is under control to deal with how the millennium bug could affect vast strategic nuclear forces. However, at the same time they say the country has less than four million dollars to deal with it.

Russian specialists on the Y2K problem tell us final tests of reprogrammed systems won't take place until October. They also deny Moscow is tardy or complacent in the way it is tackling the worldwide computer bug.

Major General Vladimir Dvorkin heads Russia's strategic missile research institute. He says automatic control systems governing Russia's nuclear missiles are immune from the central problem in which computers may make a mistake. However, he admits the problem does exist in early warning systems for monitoring satellites or space, and while accidental launch is unlikely it would not be impossible.

Cecil Maranville
Darris McNeely
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Darris McNeely works at the United Church of God home office in Cincinnati, Ohio. He and his wife, Debbie, have served in the ministry for more than 43 years. They have two sons, who are both married, and four grandchildren. Darris is the Associate Media Producer for the Church. He also is a resident faculty member at the Ambassador Bible Center teaching Acts, Fundamentals of Belief and World News and Prophecy. He enjoys hunting, travel and reading and spending time with his grandchildren.
David Palmer
Born in Saskatchewan Canada, David Palmer was first introduced to the radio broadcast of the World Tomorrow during his career in broadcasting, when the program was aired during his on air shift. In 1965 his radio career took him to Vancouver British Columbia, where he was eventually baptized, and began attending Sabbath services. He was ordained to the ministry in 1983. Now retired from broadcasting David currently pastors congregations in Vancouver, and Vancouver Island.
John Ross Schroeder
(1937-2014)
John died on March 8, 2014, in Oxford, England, four days after suffering cardiac arrest while returning home from a press event in London. John was 77 and still going strong.