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UN Plans Asteroid Response Framework

Posted by samzenpus on from the where's-bruce-willis dept.

chrb writes "The Association of Space Explorers, a non-profit group of people who have completed at least one Earth orbit in space, has presented a report to the United Nations titled Asteroid Threats: A Call for Global Response. The UN will now meet in February to discuss the issue and try to define a global political framework for dealing with asteroid-based threats to the Earth."

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  1. Too bad by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Too bad X8345-Y3J (aka BigBetty) will hit earth in January

  2. I truly do not by Neuropol · · Score: 0, Troll

    believe we should be messing with the natural occurances of the solar system. Asteroid collisions are how we got here, how we will end, and how a new smarter, more capable species will come again.

    Let it happen naturally. End of story.

  3. Re:That's another thing they'd screw up... by TapeCutter · · Score: 0, Troll

    Yeah, the jokes on the UN 'cause the US will just print more dollars. /ducks

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  4. Re:!brucewillis by Hal_Porter · · Score: 0, Troll

    You should write a sci fi short story where the Q types are the real heros and the James Bond character is a silly poopy head who's only interested in being popular. You could release it under Creative Commons too, to make sure you win a popularity contest amongst geeks, because that would totally make you a Q who does clever things in the shadows, not douchebag who's good at self publicism.

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