Art Bell interviews Joel Skousen, a high-security designer and consultant who authored Strategic Relocation: North American Guide to Safe Places. Skousen identifies two primary strategic threats facing the United States: the Y2K computer crisis and a future nuclear attack from Russia that he believes Western elites are deliberately inviting.
On Y2K, Skousen partially disagrees with Gary North, arguing that while computer systems will not be fully compliant, manual workarounds exist for most critical infrastructure. He warns that the real danger lies in social unrest during a potential two-week disruption period, particularly in dense urban areas like Los Angeles and the major East Coast cities. He recommends contingency planning over permanent relocation for the millennium transition.
Skousen then presents his most provocative claim: that President Clinton signed directives removing the launch-on-warning nuclear doctrine, taking missiles off alert, and stripping submarine commanders of autonomous launch authority. Art expresses deep skepticism until his webmaster locates a corroborating statement from Robert Bell of the National Security Council on armscontrol.org. Skousen names twelve high-risk U.S. cities near major military targets and identifies the Intermountain West as the safest region in North America for long-term strategic relocation.
