Protecting Earth from comet/asteroid impacts through international cooperation: Issues & current status

Conference · Sun May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1994

OSTI ID:10151386

Tedeschi, W

Compelling evidence of a catastrophic asteroid impact on Earth 65 million years ago has given rise to international discussions about the probability, consequences, and prevention of future impacts. Because asteroid and comet impacts pose a grave danger to all humanity, preventive defensive measures should appropriately be based on international cooperation and action. Action may consist of detection research, experimentation to prevent the impact, public education on the issues, emergency planning, and actual protection if required. This paper provides background information on the threat posed by Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) and discusses associated technical and geopolitical issues and the current status of some related international activities.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States); Tokyo Univ. (Japan). Inst. of Space and Aeronautical Science
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 10151386
• Report Number(s): SAND--93-2509C; CONF-9405148--1; ON: DE94012069; IN: ISTS 94-n-16; BR: GB0103012
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
ACCIDENTS
ASTEROIDS
CIVIL DEFENSE
COMETS
COORDINATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS
DETECTION
EARTH PLANET
EMERGENCY PLANS
HAZARDS
HEALTH AND SAFETY
HUMAN POPULATIONS
IMPACT SHOCK
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
MITIGATION
POLITICAL ASPECTS
SAFETY