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British Military Deploys Skynet

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the have-you-seen-sarah-connor dept.

rowleyrw writes "The BBC are reporting, 'The British military is set to take one of its most significant steps into the digital age with the launch of the first Skynet 5 satellite. The spacecraft will deliver secure, high-bandwidth communications for UK and "friendly" forces across the globe.' It's not yet the Skynet of Terminator, but how long before it becomes self aware?"

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  1. Skynet 5? What about the other four? by i,+Podius · · Score: 0, Troll

    ...don't you see? They're already up there. Or does that mean it's 5 times more powerful than the original? Either way; it's game over man.

    And why, why, why would you call it Skynet? Seriously? I mean, they're in England - that's like an hour's flight from Greece, and yet they've never heard about Hubris?