The Lifeboat Foundation has raised our GETAS alert level from Guarded to Elevated.
Reason: "NATO members Turkey and Estonia are said to be blocking Russian military movements due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. This could lead to conflict between NATO and Russia, leading to billions of deaths in a World War."
The next escalation in this conflict could be: 1) more NATO members block Russian troop movements or 2) NATO countries send either volunteers or actual troops into Ukraine to defend against the invasion.
(It would be surprising if no NATO member has sent special forces into Ukraine.)
The Lifeboat Foundation hopes this conflict doesn't end in a nuclear World War.
The last change in GETAS level before today was January 19, 2015 -- over seven years ago.
About Lifeboat Foundation
The Lifeboat Foundation is a nonprofit, nongovernmental organization dedicated to encouraging scientific advancements while helping humanity survive existential risks and possible misuse of increasingly powerful
technologies, including genetic engineering, nanotechnology, and robotics/AI, as we move towards Singularity.
Lifeboat Foundation is pursuing various options, including helping accelerate the development of technologies to defend humanity, such as new methods to combat viruses, effective nanotechnological defensive strategies, and even self-sustaining space colonies if the other defensive strategies fail.
The Lifeboat Foundation is working on a prototype Friendly AI and has launched the world's first bitcoin endowment fund.
