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- thePoopSmith, on 10/12/2007, -3/+39But they have The Doctor, and Torchwood now, too. What better protection could you ask for?
- Zarks, on 10/12/2007, -1/+27Any alien race that is advanced enough to travel here from another solar system will be so advanced that we cant even consider fighting them. It would be like a small herd of sheep trying to defend against a battalion of tanks.
- zediker, on 10/12/2007, -0/+24I find it interesting that people would actually think we stood any chance of defending ourselves from a civilization advanced enough to come to our planet with ships capable of traveling at the speed of light or faster... Chances are if they wanted to wipe us out, it would be as easy as exterminating ants at an ant hill to them.
- ByteGuerilla, on 10/12/2007, -2/+25Hopefully the invading aliens will allows us to live on reservations, operating Glaxxnar's Palace casino chains to earn ourselves some money.
- jonathantneal, on 10/12/2007, -2/+15Please don't call it an invasion, because, as we all know they will be greeted as liberators, and this time I really mean it. So, don't think of it as an invasion, think of it as an interspational occupation.
- skytomorrownow, on 10/12/2007, -4/+16how in the hell can you plan for alien invasion? what kind of invasion? even if they did, they'd spend billions planning to fight flying saucers, when all the while, real aliens replace you with a POD in your sleep...
- crashflow, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10start coughing...
- neko, on 10/12/2007, -0/+9"Although last time aliens invaded all they did was force the most intelligent of us to pair off and mate continuously.
Oh yes." - Herald42, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10The British may have the Doctor, but we have Will Smith.
Damn. We're doomed. - zetsurin, on 10/12/2007, -1/+10I think an global alien invasion is about the only thing that could bring about some solutions to problems such as the Gaza Strip, and North Korea. Bring it on I say.
- pevail, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11Earthlings scare the "bejeejus"out of me.You sir are a prime example of what I am referring to-primitive warmongers of low intellect.
- SimonDonkers, on 10/12/2007, -0/+8Just make sure you know where your towel is. What more do you need in case of an alien invasion?
- LeeVal, on 10/12/2007, -3/+11The Register seem a bit desperate for news
- ikarma, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7why are aliens always perceived as a threat? Could it be because of our guilty consciousness? What if the Aliens have been watching us for a long time and will only reveal themselves to us when we are psychologically ready?
- jorgefeucht, on 10/12/2007, -0/+7I'm no ex-MoD, but I could have told you that if an alien race, capable of interstellar travel, came to earth with the intention of conquering the planet, they more than likely could beat the crap out of any country.
(Of course, unless Jeff Goldblum managed to upload a virus onto their computer system with his Mac.) - Calypsoaf, on 10/12/2007, -1/+8http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rendlesham_Forest_Incident
Probably the most famous UK sighting on record, complete with USAF, RAF, and Civilian witnesses. The official explination? A lighthouse 7 mines away tricked the eyes of trained professionals, including Air Traffic Controllers, and USAF security police. - edzieba, on 10/12/2007, -1/+7@jonathantneal
*perishes under crushing weight of sarcasm* - AmishRefugee, on 10/12/2007, -0/+6what if the aliens all live in the 5th dimension and are amongst us and we can't even perceive them?
- shahruz84, on 12/17/2008, -0/+5too late, the aliens probably digg more than us....
see ya great britaiin... - TonyCubed, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6Well, if it's anything like 'War Of The Worlds', then everyone is pretty much screwed! :P
- chedabob, on 10/12/2007, -1/+6We know naff all about aliens, so we can't exactly be prepared. Im sure if they were friendly, we could rustle up a few sandwiches in a few minutes, and if they were hostile, im sure the rest of the world would be like "ZOMFGWTFBBQQGTFO" and nuke them.
- WebJohnny, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4marked as inaccurate. The UK has Dr. Who and Torchwood. They are better able to withstand an alien attack than we are.
- spliffy, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5not the good ol' US of A! we would totally kick ANY aliens ass! britain is another story.
i bet they would look just like little minimalist vector versions of people. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+5foolish humans - they will just make bigger planks with bigger nails until they destroy themselves
- dacheetah, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4Zoë: "Do you really think any of us are getting out of here alive?"
Jayne: "Well, *I* might."
If aliens have the technology and such to find us, and get here, then we stand no chance. As has already been said, it would be like ants trying to stop the invasion of humans. Depending on the type of ant, it takes ALOT of ants take down a person, yet a few people can easily set up a fumagation tent over the territory of a whole colony of ants and kill them almost effortlessly. If it came down to a "war", we probably wouldn't even know what was happening, they would probably just "fumigate" the solar system with some kind of radiation, then move in once the effect has cleared. - 574lk3r, on 10/12/2007, -4/+8i bow to our alien overlords, oh wait this is digg.
i watched this when it was reported on tv, bbc news 24,
you could see the interviewer was trying his hardest not to burst out in laughter.
and besides we are prepared,
i have a carload of tea bags at the ready. - DracoFlameus, on 10/12/2007, -0/+4That's a good point. If they are peaceful, they will know what's good for them... and that includes staying away from humans.
On the other hand they are probably watching us because they wonder how long such a sick race like humans can survive. In case we really create a spacecraft which can leave the solar system, it will crash into the force field around the system, created by the aliens, to make sure humanity doesn't pollute the galaxy. - BevansDesign, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4I seem to remember watching them survive SEVERAL alien invasions on one of the documentary series on the Sci-Fi channel. That Doctor guy always seems to be there to help them when they need it.
The Brits are fine. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3didn't you know?
we only have drive by arguements...
well we've had simpsons and futurama references i thought i'd throw a family guy one in :-) - anagoge, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4One thing I find kind of funny is that while many people agree there are indeed aliens and probably aliens that have already visited us, as soon as a (ex) Government official tells us we're underprepared for an attack, he gets laughed at for talking about such things.
You can't have it both ways.
In my opinion however, when aliens do start taking interest in us (and I firmly believe we're probably too inferior to them and uncivilised for them to even bother making contact), I believe that they'll be peaceful and just like humans have a thirst for knowledge, I believe this will be their goal as well.
I would love aliens to arrive on Earth in my lifetime. - raid517, on 10/12/2007, -4/+7I for one welcome our new Dalek/Cybermen/Moxx overlords....
I think after a nice civilised cup of tea we could all get along together spiffingly well.... - scheper, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3@Zarks
That's exactly what I thought. The only thing we could do is make some secret underground bunkers and naively hope they can't scan and find them immediately.
Other than that, perhaps, is trying to figure out what aliens could want from us, and working out plans for making deals.
But resistance would definitely be futile. - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3What our country is underprepared for something?
- PaGaNism, on 10/12/2007, -1/+4@ spliffy
Unfortunately for the good old US of A you have George W as the head of state who started an unnecessary war, and all that has done is show how vulnerable and under resourced the American military machine actually is.....The aliens would kick your ass to the outer reaches of the Eastern spiral arm and back again ...and then do it once more 'cos it was fun the first time. - M4tt3r, on 10/12/2007, -0/+3angryredplanet,
Since "we" is implying a separation between you and us, one would only assume that the continual usage of "we" would have already been established. Apparently not.
Since "we Americans" have Will Smith, "we" are doomed. It's a knock at Will Smith.
It has nothing to do with what you said. Try to be less biased please. You automatically assumed he was "saying what you said", but he wasn't. - koregaonpark, on 10/12/2007, -5/+8This was already on the homepage today. A dupe is one thing, this is just getting boring... who wants to post the next MoD guy story? I bet CNN, the BBC and a ton of other websites are running it too.
- BarriedaleNick, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2The British dont have gun control - we never needed it - we have self control.
- ka2err, on 10/12/2007, -0/+2Harriet Jones would be better than what they have today.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+3a former MOD official who also just happens to write science fiction books....
i wouldnt listen to him if i were you - inactive, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2Genral MacArthur one stated that the next great war would be man vs aliens.
- Clearz, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2In Soviet Russia, Extraterrestrials are underprepared for an attack.
- Diggtatorship, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Dugg, for the title. :D
- rahv, on 10/12/2007, -1/+2all hail Xenu and his Galactic Confederacy
- graphikjunkie, on 10/12/2007, -3/+4Nick Pope is in it for the money. He's a disgruntled ex MoD with an imagination. There may well be extraterrestrial life out there, and there may well be a coverup - but I'm not about to believe anything this dude says because he's been on tv sprouting nonsense for about 6 years and obviously is enjoying every chance he gets to be in the limelight - and to sell books. Come on...
- chunkylimey, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Since the Royal family are actually Lizard monsters from out of space (Diana had to be killed for nearly exposing them) the British don't need to be prepared for an Alien invasion. We are already in league and under the control of our lizard masters (the queens real name is Liz). Soon you will all be under their control.
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Alien invasion? Science H. Logic...
- inactive, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1Before anyone corrects BarriedaleNick about all Brits having self control, may I point out that Chavs are not British.
- gecko1969, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1What would these Stage 5+ Aliens want? They have all the power and resources they need. If they are able to travel those distances they are probably here or have been here. Why did they not attack then if that was what they wanted? More likely they are waiting for us to advance enough (tech wise and as a species) that we are not acting like the animals we came from.
- covertbadger, on 10/12/2007, -2/+3Whilst many people accept that it is statistically probable that life exists elsewhere in the universe, only very very stupid or very very gullible people believe that that life has ever deliberately visited this planet (I use the word 'deliberately' to exclude the possibility that some microbes might have arrived on a meteorite at some point in the last 4 billion years).
- Ramble, on 10/12/2007, -0/+1That's funny, I'm watching Doctor Who now and the MoD can't blow something up for some reason.
How odd. -
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