eugen leitl eugenleitlorg wed 24 jul 2002 bitbitchmagnesiumnet wrote hey meybee bushs grand plan missle defense system actually pan work hey thing 2 km across 28 kms fast theres nothing impact system designed deal tiny ballistic missiles largely damaging destroying apart twiddling surface albedo might enough currently dont ion drives enough power least cant develop deploy time leaves nukes assymetrical repeated flashevaporation anything closer would risk fragmenting rocks unknown composition could pile rubble know never tried yet though im holding breath im going panic something thats little 17 years away either much interesting whether kill enough delta v capture trying brake smaller object say 100 across final stage aerobraking would far useful otoh one could well could invest effort launch capacity moon httpxentcommailmanlistinfofork thu 25 jul 2002 082638 0200 cest asteroids anyone