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jcmidmo t1_iqxkxbe wrote

Reply to comment by D3ATHfromAB0V3x in After DART: Using the first full-scale test of a kinetic impactor to inform a future planetary defense mission by EricFromOuterSpace

There's a treaty that says we can not use nukes in space.

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AWildDragon t1_iqz75w5 wrote

That treaty would go out if the window if it was determined that nuking an asteroid would stop it from impacting a populated area.

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D3ATHfromAB0V3x t1_iqxmmhl wrote

So the ludicrous, yet slightly feasible, method of terraforming mars is off the table?

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