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Essay Archive - Asteroid Defense
Asteroid Defense
When it comes down to developing a way to defend the entire planet from
destruction I am all for it. A large asteroid or comet hitting the earth is not
a common occurrence. But it has happened many times before and when it does
happen again the asteroid may wipe out all life, including humans. If our
government did develop an anti-asteroid defense system, it would not only have
to protect our country, but the whole planet.
If we had such technology we would first have to be very sure it would
work. We wouldn’t want to shoot a nuclear weapon at an asteroid just to have it
break in....
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