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The UN has announced it’s undertaking the effort to protect the planet from killer asteroids. Trace explains what their plan is if a giant space rock sets it’s sights on Earth.
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United Nations to Spearhead Asteroid Deflection Plan
“If an incoming asteroid became a blip on our radar, who do you suppose we’d call? Sure, you could try NASA, which will formulate a baffling plan to assemble a brigade of oil drillers to detonate a nuke on the marauding space rock.”
United Nations to Adopt Asteroid Defense Plan
“Earth is not prepared for the threat of hazardous rocks from space, say astronauts who helped formulate the U.N. measures.”
What plans do we have for after aliens make contact?
“What if aliens actually turn up and want to communicate with us? Everything would change. We’d all remember exactly where we were, the moment we found out that humanity really isn’t alone. And then what?”
Would contact with extraterrestrials benefit or harm humanity? A scenario analysis
“While humanity has not yet observed any extraterrestrial intelligence (ETI), contact with ETI remains possible. Contact could occur through a broad range of scenarios that have varying consequences for humanity.”
B612: Defending Earth Against Asteroids
“The B612 Foundation Board of Directors is comprised of leaders in business, finance, science and technology to oversee the governance and activities of the Foundation and insure that it meets the fiduciary and legal requirements as a 501 (c) non-profit foundation.”
Asteroid Threats: A Call for Global Response
“A Decision Program re NEO threats, submitted to the UN by the ASE and its international Panel on Asteroid Threat Mitigation.”
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