[Roanon]

Originally posted by narf poit chez BOOM:
i always thought a bunch of nukes would pretty much take care of any asteriod.

You're lookking too much cheap american TV Vacuum = no atmosphere = no air pressure = pretty ineffective nukes. Even if you make very deep tight holes into an asteroid and bLast there, you will probably end up with just several pieces hitting earth instead of one. It would be more effective if you cover the asteroid in white paint and let the sun deflect it.