Friday, 4. October 2002
Topic: - on October 4, 2002 at 7:42:54 PM CEST
Could meteor touch off nuclear fear?
Even small asteroids that never hit Earth could have deadly consequences, because they might be mistaken for nuclear blasts by nations that lack the equipment to tell the difference, experts said Thursday. One such asteroid event occurred June 6, when 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.
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