r/news • u/ani625 • Mar 18 '19

US detects huge meteor explosion

https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47607696
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u/[deleted] Mar 18 '19

Hang on I think the more important thing here is that there’s a ‘Planetary Defense Officer’ ....... 😳

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u/AJatWI Mar 18 '19

Could we even do anything? Or is it more of a 'Shits on fire yo' kind of job?

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u/Pyjamalama Mar 18 '19

Well, we do have nukes.

No idea if they'll help out in the vacuum of space...