RE: Ideas for 8th Grade Science Camp

["Paul Camp" <pjcamp@coastal.edu>]

> On Fri, 21 Jun 1996, JACK L. URETSKY (C) 1996; HEP DIV., ARGONNE NATIONAL LAB, ARGONNE, IL 60439 wrote:
>
> > 	Well, the "urgent" problem for humanity is what to do in case
> > of an impending collision with a comet or large asteroid.
> > 					Regards,
> > 						Jack
>
> Jack, how about we put some of our "high tech" knowledge to work along
> with our surplus nuclear missiles and zap the sucker.  What does a nuclear
> explosion in space do?  Have we ever tried it?  

> --
> James Bradford Shue          

It's illegal -- outlawed by the Orbital Test Ban Treaty. 

Damn -- doomed by the lawyers.

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