Is striking the asteroid with nuclear weapons safe for planetary defense?

İndigo Dergisi·Feb 6

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Humanity is defenceless against up to 15,000 undetected near-Earth asteroids that have the potential to wipe out an entire city, a NASA expert has warned.

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