Asteroid Threat : Defending Our Planet from Deadly Near-earth Objects (9781616149147) by Burrows William E

Author:Burrows, William E.
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781616149147
Publisher: Random House Digital Dist
Published: 2014-04-22T16:00:00+00:00

Nuclear explosives constitute a mature technology, with well-characterized outputs. They represent by far the most mass-efficient method of energy transport and should be considered as an option for NEO mitigation. Nuclear explosives provide the only option for large NEOs (> 500 meters in diameter) when the time to impact is short (years to months), or when other methods have failed and time is running out.28

The NRC was also on the same page as the rest of the planetary-defense sector where the need for international cooperation was concerned:

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