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	Russia Says No Y2K Help By Declan McCullagh March 30, 1999 One of the problems with wars is that not everyone supports them. So when Russia, a country with reportedly widespread Y2K problems, announces its opposition to US bombing of Yugoslavia, it may be time to weigh the consequences. "The Russian Defense Ministry has refused to cooperate on the Y2K problem with the military agencies of the United States and other NATO members," Russia's Interfax news agency reported on Friday. Previously Russia had said it would exchange top military officials with America around New Year's Eve so both sides would know the other wasn't planning anything sinister. Officials have said that computers that warn of nuclear missile launches could give false results. The unsurprising cause of the chill: NATO's attack on Yugoslavia. Russia made its position clear at a meeting chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Vladimir Bulgak, Interfax said. Russia's cold shoulder comes as the US Senate's Y2K committee plans to hold a hearing on Russian nuclear power plants and weapons systems. In a letter to Vice President Gore, the panel said 14 Chernobyl-style, Soviet-designed nuclear power plants "are all threatened by Y2K failures." The State Department downplayed the clash. "Let me say that we expected Russian opposition. They've been very clear with us that they opposed the use of air power in Kosovo," spokesman James Rubin said in response to a question about the Y2K dispute.		FEATURES Book Reviews Y2K already has spawned its own genre. We tell you what books are worth buying. Chip 'n Little Cartoons Chip 'n Little goes on TV Chip 'n Little visits John Koskinen Chip 'n Little saves the world Warning: This cartoon has been called "foolish and tasteless." Y2K from A to Z Y2K Haiku Traditionalists may be shocked. Mad Cow Culture What does Y2K have in common with today's Mad Cow Culture? Answer: Everything. Declan McCullagh's Y2K articles Psychology of Y2K LATEST NEWS As of December 31, 1999 Get Your T-Shirt Quick Bill Gates Does Y2K Reader Feedback A Sarcastic Calendar Cooking After the Apocalypse A Real Y2K Disaster Hitchhiker's Guide Meets Y2K