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 *When the survivors in the shield world reestablish contact with the UNSC, [[Margaret Parangosky|Admiral Parangosky]] tells Dr. Halsey that it has been "five months" since John-117 and Cortana went missing after stopping the Halo Array from firing.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 368''</ref> However, John and Cortana disappeared on December 11, 2552, with the UNSC receiving confirmation of this when [[Thel 'Vadam|the Arbiter]] returned to Earth on December 23.<ref>[http://halo.xbox.com/Forums/yaf_postsm286574_Glasslands-complaints.aspx#post286574 '''Halo Waypoint Forums''' - ''Glasslands complaints...'' (post by Vociferous)]</ref> The scene with Parangosky informing Halsey about their disappearance occurs in February 2553, so less than three months had passed at that point. Even considering the possibility that Parangosky may have lied, she would have no reason to do so, as both she and Halsey were aware of a transmission sent by Cortana on November 3 - less than four months earlier - in which she announced that John was on his way to Earth.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 182-183''</ref>
+===''Halo: The Thursday War''===
+*The {{UNSCShip|Port Stanley}} carries a large arsenal of nuclear weapons onboard and is yet capable of remaining completely undetected over [[Sanghelios]].<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 320''</ref> According to ''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', the [[plutonium]] in [[nuclear weapon]]s negates any stealth measures upon slipspace transition by emitting an easily detectable [[Čerenkov radiation]] signature, forcing even stealth vessels to jettison any onboard nukes in order to perform a stealthed slipspace exit.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 187''</ref>
+*It is implied that [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Halsey]]'s involvement with [[smart AI]] development stopped after her extensive work with third-generation smart AIs; she is shown to be entirely unfamiliar with the concept of a fourth-generation AI and appears to believe [[Black-Box]] when he falsely claims that fourth-generation AIs are created by other AIs.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 355''</ref> However, in ''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', Halsey demonstrates close familiarity with ''fifth-generation'' smart AIs and has an intimate understanding of their behavior; she is able use a [[Religion#Zen|Zen koan]] to attract the attention of [[Endless Summer]] and states that fifth-generation smart AIs like to "show off".<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 179''</ref> In addition, the fact that Endless Summer and its predecessor, [[Deep Winter]], were fifth-generation smart AIs, implies that the fifth generation had already gone active circa 2544, around the time when Deep Winter would have entered service. Given how Cortana, an AI personally created by Dr. Halsey, was considered incredibly advanced by 2552, she would have certainly been considered to be at least of the same generation as Deep Winter or Endless Summer, both of whom had the comparatively simple assignment of overseeing ONI's operations on Onyx.
+**It is possible that Halsey may have feigned ignorance out of unwillingness to help Admiral Parangosky's underlings who were responsible for her arrest and regarded her with open contempt. However, Black-Box would most likely have known the full extent of her expertise given his unrestricted access to her and ONI's files, but he appears to regard Halsey's ignorance about the development of fourth-generation AIs such as himself as a fact.
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