If gentler measures fail, nukes are still an option for warding off an incoming asteroid. But not in. Instead, a bomb (or bombs) could be detonated close to the asteroid, and energy from the blast would superheat the near side of its surface, vaporising it and causing material to blow off into space. The effect would be to turn that side of the asteroid into a rocket nozzle powerful enough to divert its course.
NUCLEAR OPTION
Mar 13, 2022
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