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karlzhao314 t1_iqz59ih wrote on October 4, 2022 at 3:59 AM

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

No you wouldn't. The most realistic option for a nuclear avoidance strategy is to use a surface standoff detonation some tens or hundreds of meters above the surface.