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2026-08-04 Science & Technology

Chinese scientists have proposed using nuclear bombs to destroy asteroids

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Posted by badanov 2026-08-04 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [306 views ] Top
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1 I believe Bruce Willis is no longer available.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-08-04 03:21|| 2026-08-04 03:21|| Front Page Top

2 According to the researchers, this would involve burying a nuclear bomb beneath the asteroid's surface and detonating it, the South China Morning Post reported on August 2.

Dear China -

Welcome to 1968.

IIRC it was MIT that did an exercise based on the asteroid Icarus headed for us. The solution was to load Saturn Vs with hydrogen warheads and start shootin', the last one launched just a few hours before impact.

Would have been a hell of a show.

Mike

Posted by MikeKozlowski 2026-08-04 14:18|| 2026-08-04 14:18|| Front Page Top

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