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* In the late 20th century of the ''[[Chaos Timeline]]'', nukes are scrapped because nanobots made them obsolete. The so-called [[Gratuitous German|Braunschleim scenario]] is the casual armageddon scenario everybody fears. {{spoiler|On the eve of [[World War Three]], this fear urges a bunch of [[Playful Hacker]]s to seize control over the military and the rest of the world, in order to prevent the danger of nano annihilation.}}
* In ''[[Orion's Arm]]'', humanity's exodus from [[Earth-That-Was|Old Earth]] was caused by the [http://www.orionsarm.com/eg-article/4ad4d58752948 Nanodisaster]. Though the grey goo itself was quickly neutralized by blue goo, The Great Expulsion was more due to the [[A.I. Is a Crapshoot|Global Artificial Intelligence Amalgamation]] giving humanity the choice between living under strict ecological rules, getting the hell off of her, or [[Gaia's Vengeance|destruction]].
* "[//selenite.livejournal.com/180532.html Feeds, Seeds, and Gray Goo]" on LiveJournal of '''selenite''' discusses the issue using works[[The ofDiamond Age]] and ''Aristoi'' by [[Walter Jon Williams]] as examples.
 
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