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   Message 44,596 of 45,986   
   Mikkel Haaheim to All   
   Re: Effect of Asteroid Redirect Capabili   
   30 Oct 16 09:55:21   
   
   From: mikkelhaaheim@gmail.com   
      
   Le dimanche 30 octobre 2016 03:28:04 UTC+1, 0something0 a écrit :   
   > Let's face it. Asteroid redirection capiblities may be in the hands of   
   global superpowers in the next couple decades, even withen a couple of years   
   given plenty of funding. And with enough Delta-V, we could direct a   
   large-enough asteroid into say...    
   Eastern US, Far East, Western Russia, or Western Europe. While kill-sat   
   weapons may do the job for satalites, asteroids arn't as small or fragile as   
   satalites.    
   >   
      
   Nor are they as manoeuverable nor precise.   
   Also, what prevents these countries from detecting the threat and sending out   
   their own propulsion systems to sufficiently deflect their path?   
   Yes, future warfare will probably incorporate such means, but they would not   
   be as irresistable as you appear to suggest.   
      
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