01-29-2008, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by wyndhy
whenever i hear interdiction used as a strategy to deal with potentially planet-destroying asteroids it always cracks me up ... makes it sound like we can just forbid all asteroids from hitting earth and that'll be that. lol. it's a nice euphemism though, and keeps the masses calm. i guess saying nuke the fucker out of the milky way if we have to sounds kinda scary.lmao
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Interdiction, when needed, will probably take the form of a small amount acceleration expressed over an extended period. The trajectory of debris from nuking an NEA would be unpredictable and possibly dangerous. Hence the need for continuous monitoring.
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