{"id":312,"date":"2009-11-08T05:05:29","date_gmt":"2009-11-08T05:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/?p=312"},"modified":"2009-11-08T05:05:29","modified_gmt":"2009-11-08T05:05:29","slug":"uk-government-envisions-a-grim-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/futurism\/uk-government-envisions-a-grim-future.php","title":{"rendered":"UK Government Envisions a Grim Future"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In trying to analyze future threats to Britain's armed forces, the UK Ministry of Defence has created a chilling future scenario of global instability and devastating weapons.<\/p><p>Taking into account familiar threats such as global warming and the growing population in political \"hot spots\" such as the Middle East, the study also notes threats such as:<\/p><ul><li>Self-directed weapons that need little or no human control<\/li><p><\/p><li>Implanatable information chips wired directly to the brain<\/li><p><\/p><li>\"Flashmobs\" that could be mobilized instantly by criminal or terrorist groups<\/li><p><\/p><li>A revival of Marxism and other radical political movements<\/li><p><\/p><li>The continued growth of militant Islam<\/li><\/ul><p>Much of this instability will be driven by declining resources coupled with increasing numbers of people living in cities.<\/p><p>Source:  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/science\/story\/0,,2053020,00.html\">Guardian<\/a><\/p><div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/euvolution.com\/futurist-transhuman-news-blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/1ed44_7557702-117612854978504833?l=futurewire.blogspot.com\" style=\"padding-left:10px; 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