NPC opens Autumn 2010. It's now Autumn 2006. That gives you almost 4 years to find an alternative. How many companies give you 4 years notice of redundancy?
Face it: If your job is being replaced by a machine, you are redundant. You can either sit around and moan about how unfair it is and hope the company gives you more than statutory redundancy, or you can spend the 4 years training, searching or whatever you need to do to resolve the situation.
ATCOs will eventually be in the same boat if you believe some of the techno experts about the future of ATM.
Retiring into the foxhole to await the barrage..