A Nuclear Explosion Could Protect Earth From an Asteroid Catastrophe

<img width="1024" height="415" src="https://www.sciencealert.com/images/2024/09/xray_blast_asteroid.jpg" alt="asteroid exploding"/>It would have to be incredibly precise.

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