The UN is forming an international asteroid defense team


Science | 207723 hits | Oct 29 7:09 am | Posted by: DrCaleb
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Inspired by the meteor that took everyone by surprise when it exploded over Russia and informed by the recommendations of astronauts, the U.N.’s General Assembly approved plans to set up an international body to protect Earth from wayward space rocks.

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  1. by avatar DrCaleb
    Tue Oct 29, 2013 8:21 pm
    An asteriod the size of a semi-trailer is set to pass between the Earth and Moon sometime today. We first saw it yesterday, by accident.

  2. by avatar bootlegga
    Tue Oct 29, 2013 8:43 pm
    I'd say it's about time, but no doubt it will probably be starved of resources like everything else at the UN.

  3. by avatar saturn_656
    Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:07 pm
    Wow, they're forming a committee or two.

    All the grunt work will still be done by national space agencies and astronomers.

  4. by avatar 2Cdo
    Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:13 pm
    The UN is involved in trying to save us from an asteroid strike? Fuck me we're all doomed.

  5. by avatar martin14
    Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:17 pm
    "2Cdo" said
    The UN is involved in trying to save us from an asteroid strike? Fuck me we're all doomed.


    My thoughts exactly.

    All the serious scientific research to be done by the experts in Saudi Arabia. :roll:

  6. by avatar xerxes
    Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:18 pm
    As long as Bruce Willis is on the committee we'll be fine.

  7. by avatar saturn_656
    Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:22 pm
    And bring nukes...


  8. by Thanos
    Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:33 pm
    If anyone starts singing "Leaving On A Jet Plane" or inappropriately fucks around with a box of Animal Crackers in a quasi-obscene/totally lame manner we riot.

  9. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Tue Oct 29, 2013 9:42 pm
    well we found something to do with all the spare nukes and bureaucrats in the UN...... put them out there to protect the planet

  10. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Tue Oct 29, 2013 11:13 pm
    "xerxes" said
    As long as Bruce Willis is on the committee we'll be fine.


    Yeah, we're good.


  11. by avatar Gunnair Gold Member
    Tue Oct 29, 2013 11:28 pm
    "martin14" said
    The UN is involved in trying to save us from an asteroid strike? Fuck me we're all doomed.


    My thoughts exactly.

    All the serious scientific research to be done by the experts in Saudi Arabia. :roll:

    Well, you just can't argue with that kind of solid rebuttal, full of citations
    and quotes, backed by relevant legislation.


    :lol:

  12. by avatar Jabberwalker
    Wed Oct 30, 2013 12:14 am

    Wow, they're forming a committee or two.


    Yeah and if an asteriod is discovered to be on a convergent course with the Earth, the committee will mull it over, ad-infinitum, until it's too late. Imagine, turning the future of vertebrate life over to an organization that can't agree to the colour of shyte.

  13. by avatar Gunnair Gold Member
    Wed Oct 30, 2013 2:01 am
    "Jabberwalker" said

    Wow, they're forming a committee or two.


    Yeah and if an asteriod is discovered to be on a convergent course with the Earth, the committee will mull it over, ad-infinitum, until it's too late. Imagine, turning the future of vertebrate life over to an organization that can't agree to the colour of shyte.


    Oh...because the Republicans and Democrats, for example, set the bar for collaboration. :lol:

  14. by avatar Jabberwalker
    Wed Oct 30, 2013 2:29 am

    Oh...because the Republicans and Democrats, for example, set the bar for collaboration.



    I like the Canadian system, better. The Prime Minister is right .... and everyone else is wrong.



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