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by radicaldreamer 1045 days ago
There is likely a capability in the classified world to launch a vehicle to hit this object, but it won't be used because disclosing this ability would spark an arms race.
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“Hit” and “do something useful” would seem to be distinctly different questions. A rock that you discover just before it hits us can’t be easily deflected, and even if you destroy it all of the mass is still headed our way.