Experts Wants US to Increase Planetary Defense Against a Potential Asteroid Threat

Experts say that asteroids pose a severe threat to life on Earth and that the US does not have a clear plan to avoid disaster.

The United States' indecisiveness has national security ramifications as China increases its investment in planetary defense. In November, Chinese scientists issued a study advocating for an "assembled kinetic impactor" to handle the risk, perhaps outpacing the United States on the subject.

On the other hand, some China hawks argue that the planetary defense is irrelevant and that China should be free to kill itself over the issue if it so desires.

The head of the Security Studies Group, Jim Hanson, told The Washington Post, "I don't see a threat from it that is any larger than the ones they now pose." "We all have nuclear weapons." Is there anything more you require?"

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