Yet our "protectors" do nothing.
>> Similar to our lack of preparation to mitigate or deflect an asteroid impact, this is the type of instance that convinces me that our government is not our friend. Mitigating this type of risk is cheap. Reacting to it is virtually impossible. It could be fatal.
Yet our “protectors” do nothing. <<
Another clear reason for needing an active space program.... Instead we get more Navel gazing and excuses to try to attain utopia here on earth.... A goal which is unreachable by definition....