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Re:In the summer of 1962, the U.S. blew up a hydrogen bomb i... by ekianjo on Friday June 30, 2017 @10:37PM (#14675035)
a nuke would do nothIng to stop any large asteroid at good speed. Like a fly hitting a tank.
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Re:In the summer of 1962, the U.S. blew up a hydrogen bomb i... by tyingq on Friday June 30, 2017 @10:42PM (#14675054)
You might want to inform NASA.

https://www.nasa.gov/content/asteroid-grand-challenge/mitiga...

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Re:In the summer of 1962, the U.S. blew up a hydrogen bomb i... by ekianjo on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @05:24AM (#14694649)
do you have the source of the actual study ?
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Re:In the summer of 1962, the U.S. blew up a hydrogen bomb i... by tim333 on Saturday July 01, 2017 @07:36AM (#14676651)
You wouldn't need to stop an asteroid, just divert it a bit so it misses.
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