NASA official warns private sector: We’re moving on from low-Earth orbit

Re:NASA official warns private sector: We’re moving on from ... by pmoriarty on Monday December 07, 2015 @04:10PM (#10692726)

Those with the power to capture and steer asteroids also have the power to direct them at targets on Earth.

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Re:NASA official warns private sector: We’re moving on from ... by deegles on Monday December 07, 2015 @04:14PM (#10692754)

Those people would likely also have access to nuclear weapons, what's your point?

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Re:NASA official warns private sector: We’re moving on from ... by colordrops on Monday December 07, 2015 @05:51PM (#10693406)

I don't know what the grandparent's point was, but I believe that kinetic weapons are exempt from space weapons treaties, hence the "Rods from God" satellite designs.

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Re:NASA official warns private sector: We’re moving on from ... by evanriley on Monday December 07, 2015 @04:38PM (#10692911)

I'm sure if someone wanted to destroy the earth, there are far more manageable ways to do that.

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Re:NASA official warns private sector: We’re moving on from ... by Estragon on Monday December 07, 2015 @05:59PM (#10693444)

Yeah, you could just pump CO2 into the atmosphere for a couple of centuries until greenhouse effects make it uninhabitable.

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Re:NASA official warns private sector: We’re moving on from ... by mturmon on Monday December 07, 2015 @06:04PM (#10693475)

Professor Moriarty, is it you? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dynamics_of_an_Asteroid)

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