The Center for Year 2000 Strategic Stability was a joint operation of the United States and Russian Federation designed to provide mutual assurance that neither nation was launching a nuclear first strike against the other during the transition from the year 1999 to the year 2000. The program arose out of concerns the Year 2000 problem might generate false positives in each nation's nuclear attack Early warning systems.[1][2]

The center came online December 30, 1999 and was closed January 15, 2000. It operated from Peterson Air Force Base.[3]

References

  1. ^ Brewin, Bob (March 4, 1999). "U.S./Russian Y2K center to avoid nuclear exchange". CNN. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  2. ^ "US detects Russian missiles". BBC News. December 31, 1999. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  3. ^ "U.S., Russia Shutter Joint Y2k Bug Center". Chicago Tribune. January 16, 2000. Retrieved January 28, 2017.


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