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Re:The Effect of Atmospheric Nuclear Testing on American Mor... by adrianN on Sunday December 24, 2017 @12:01AM (#15998037)
Nobody said it's easy. But the last fifty years or so are the first time period were the chances of a successful defense are bigger than zero. We have top men working on it: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asteroid_impact_avoidance
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Re:The Effect of Atmospheric Nuclear Testing on American Mor... by QAPereo on Sunday December 24, 2017 @12:27AM (#15998122)
Right now it isn’t easy or hard, it’s impossible. We probably have the tech, but it would need to be ready to launch on detection. Worse, we have shit detection.

So yes, in theory we could divert some impactors, but in practice right now? No. Nukes don’t help either.

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Re:The Effect of Atmospheric Nuclear Testing on American Mor... by dnautics on Sunday December 24, 2017 @02:22AM (#15998444)
We could blow up a couple of nukes in space and watch for radio echos to find asteroids... Well, except that nukes in space are illegal.
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