[e_engineer]

How many more insane asteroid collision articles do we have to put up with? When was the last asteroid collision that might have been mistaken for a nuke?

Second sentence in the article:

One such asteroid event occurred June 6, when U.S. early warning satellites detected a flash over the Mediterranean that indicated an energy release comparable to the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, U.S. Brig. Gen. Simon Worden told a congressional hearing.

[ml/nj]

One such asteroid event occurred June 6, when U.S. early warning satellites detected a flash over the Mediterranean

Please!

I've actually seen the breakup of a hugh meteorite, and heard its sonic boom. (c. 1968) I never, for a minute, thought the Russians were attacking.

This article talks about an event witnessed only by earth satellites, and then worries about the reaction in third world countries that don't have satellites, and would never notice.

The unshaven people with towels on their heads are the threat, not asteroids.

ML/NJ