A great example of what the world will be like after (and before too BTW) an astroid strike. Niven and Pournelle have written a classic novel, and well worth the time spent reading it.
You don't need to watch the movie......
Posted on 12/15/2016 11:08:50 AM PST by billorites
Will Harry S. Stamper please pick up the red courtesy phone, Harry S. Stamper ...
And the number of nuclear weapons which have been exploded in space is...?
This has been my general assumption for 30 years or so.
For one thing, shattering it without sufficiently deflecting the trajectory of the shards.
You don’t need to blow up the whole asteroid. All it needs is just enough explosive force to “nudge” the asteroid to a new orbit to miss the Earth.
The now radioactive shards.
I want the USA to be on the opposite side of the earth when that EMP goes off.
I think this is an agency worried about its mission and its budget.
That cartoon thinking, a nuke wouldn’t do jack, NASA needs to be defunded.
I hear Bruce Willis has experience - he once died doing just that....
Certainly no corrupt administration would ever think of using orbital nukes for any purpose other than asteroid defense, so no need to worry.
A great example of what the world will be like after (and before too BTW) an astroid strike. Niven and Pournelle have written a classic novel, and well worth the time spent reading it.
You don't need to watch the movie......
C’mon, trust them. They’re the government!
But, at least it ensures that all the shards are radioactive.
This whole thing about nuking an asteroid sounds like a side show to strengthen the UN and glowBull governance.
Well Los Alamos agreed and they know a thing or two about nukes.
Several, by the USA and the USSR.
The radiological contamination, if any, would be the very least of our worries.
Some freeper mentioned this in another thread but we should explore living underground in the future. It’s much safer from solar storms and even asteroid impacts.
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