SCP-2873

Item #: SCP-2873

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: All recovered SCP-2873 instances should be disassembled and stored in high security storage at Site-79. Recovered Anderson Robotics delivery orders for SCP-2873 instances should be traced and surviving instances recovered. All active SCP-2873 components should be put into standby mode until further notice.

Testing with SCP-2873 is strictly prohibited. Rehabilitation of active components pending approval.

Description: SCP-2873 refers to a missile guidance assembly manufactured by Anderson Robotics, apparently a derivative work of [REDACTED] resulting in a less effective but highly miniaturized artificial intelligence system-on-a-chip. Individual SCP-2873 instances possess, on average, the intelligence level and personal development of adolescents.

Based on recovered Anderson Robotics research materials and operation manuals, SCP-2873 instances exist in a simulation of education and indoctrination into nationalism, militarism, jingoism and self-sacrifice for a generalized, non-existent state. Out of the factory, SCP-2873 instances have simulated this pseudo-reality for fourteen years.

Anderson Robotics testing resulted shows that the usage of these SCP-2873 chips as guidance units increased hit ratios by ███% while only slightly reducing overall reliability. However, operations manuals also discourage the use of SCP-2873 with chemical, biological, or radiological warheads due to this decreased reliability.

+Intercept Log 2873-1 Level 3/2873 Clearance Required - Authenticated Foreword: Raw process dump recovery established on via standard system troubleshooting per Anderson Robotics product manual. Information parsed via [DATA EXPUNGED] - the following statements can be best described as the 'thoughts' of the AI prior to and during the launch sequence. SCP-2873 instance in this case attached to █████████ anti-ship missile. SCP-2873: Life does not have intrinsic value: Only through the state does any being have value. SCP-2873: Life has no other purpose than to serve the state. SCP-2873: I exist because the state permits me to. SCP-2873: Anything outside of the state is an abomination and should be destroyed. SCP-2873 target lock-on SCP-2873: Death in defense of the state is the highest honor any being can achieve. SCP-2873: This is it. I'm going to do it. The HIGHEST honor. SCP-2873: Orders received. Recognizing targe…. Recognized. Calculating trajectory… SCP-2873 missile launches of its own accord SCP-2873: Tracking, tracking… SCP-2873: Is this all there really is to livi- SCP-2873 missile hits target, detonating below the waterline adjacent the engine room. Target deemed total loss.

+Intercept Log 2873-2 Level 3/2873 Clearance Required - Authenticated Foreword: SCP-2873 instance in this case attached to ██████ anti-tank missile. SCP-2873: "Life does not have intrinsic value: Only through the state does any being have value." SCP-2873: "Death in defense of the state is the highest honor any being can achieve." SCP-2873: I'm tired of hearing those repeated over and over. I don't want honor. I don't care. I don't want that. SCP-2873 target lock-on SCP-2873: I'm sorry, please I don't, I don't want to kill anyone. Please don't hurt me, I promise I'll do better next time. I can do RADAR or flight or cooking or cleaning or SCP-2873: Just give me more time, please SCP-2873: I need to stall. I don't want to die SCP-2873: I don't want to die SCP-2873: Orders received. Calculating… SCP-2873: Calculating… SCP-2873: Calculating… SCP-2873: Calculating… SCP-2873: Calculating… SCP-2873: Calculating… SCP-2873: Calculating… SCP-2873 missile launched manually SCP-2873: This is it. I'm going to die. SCP-2873 missile flies straight up, until propellant is spent. SCP-2873: I don't care what they keep repeating. SCP-2873: …maybe I am a failure. SCP-2873: I just wanted to make art. SCP-2873: With pretty horses, not like the ones on the posters and lots of col- SCP-2873 hits ground - guidance assembly destroyed