http://investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/10/16/20979593-a-real-nuclear-deterrent-us-russia-may-team-up-to-use-weapons-against-asteroids?lite
See the asteroid.
See the nuke hit the asteroid.
See the asteriod shatter.
See the bits "shotgun" the Earth, peeling off a chunk of the atmosphere, killing everyone.
WINNER!
The real win win is See asteroid, strip mine the shit out of asteroid. Earth saved, resources gained.
Quote from: Doktor Blight on October 17, 2013, 01:15:47 AM
The real win win is See asteroid, strip mine the shit out of asteroid. Earth saved, resources gained.
Well, see, here's the problem with both ideas.
Right now, we haven't got a bus capable of reaching one far enough out to do any good.
And if you blow the fucker up too close, all the entrained crap hits like a shotgun blast rather than a bullet. There's ways of doing this shit, but launching nukes is just Goddamn stupid.
Quote from: Dirty Old Uncle Roger on October 17, 2013, 01:18:13 AM
Quote from: Doktor Blight on October 17, 2013, 01:15:47 AM
The real win win is See asteroid, strip mine the shit out of asteroid. Earth saved, resources gained.
Well, see, here's the problem with both ideas.
Right now, we haven't got a bus capable of reaching one far enough out to do any good.
And if you blow the fucker up too close, all the entrained crap hits like a shotgun blast rather than a bullet. There's ways of doing this shit, but launching nukes is just Goddamn stupid.
Yeah. Actually at that point it's like using a radioactive shotgun too.
Interestingly, this is one important time where Newton works just fine.