what do you think about the gov. knowing meteors probly will kill earth within 20 yrs and do nothing?

Question

it's been proven that a meteor within the next 20 yrs could kill the earth with out being detected in time due to lack of funding, nasa has already deflected one from hitting earth, but the gov. refuses to fund them for better and more powerful equipment to deflect potential life ending meteors or comets. it's all over the net. just don't understand why the gov. wouldn't fund something to save the world but will go blow up a country then go rebuild it, that's like robbing a bank so you can turn around and give the money back when that money could be used for better things

Answer 1

You have some fact finding to do. When did NASA ever deflect a meteor? The best they've done is hit it with a probe and landed another on one. It was the equivalent force of a fly on the windshield of a moving train.

What "Proof" exactly is 'all over the net?' There's speculation of everything 'all over the net.' The repetition of rumor does not make it fact, no matter how loudly it shows up, or how often the word 'science' is used.

Your own statement uses the term "undetected," to describe this impact. One cannot defend against something "undetected," by definition. It is simply faulty logic to think otherwise.

Science is still far short of understanding the very nature of comets. The meteor impact on Jupiter about 10 years ago is still being studied and redefines our understanding of what can happen.

Far more likely is the use of a few thermonuclear devices around the globe in the next 20 years. This is something far more worthy of concern and attention that a meteor.

Answer 2

What I am about to tell you could cost me my job, but I think you are sincerely concerned about meteors destroying our planet. I work in a very specialized area of our government. For decades, our country has joined with other countries to develop strategies for dealing with this very scenario. This is a multidisciplinary effort to combat what could be Mother Nature's greatest threat to our survival. While I can't give you specifics, I can assure you that plans have been made, equipment has been invented and people are being trained for the possibility that this event will occur. To date, we have already avoided at least 2 catastrophic meteors using our technology. The reason we don't broadcast this to everyone is that it could be used for military gain...we are a peaceful group. Don't worry...while you sleep, we keep watch.

Answer 3

It's been proven that we can die in our bathtubs, too. I find it highly arrogant that we as human beings believe that we have such control, that had we had the funding, we could stop a meteor or asteroid from hitting the earth. If it happens, it happens. Maybe that money is better spent trying to better people's lives and improving the environment.

Answer 4

I just read an article while at the dr. office in news week ( I think) that there is a meteor about a half mile long that will get about as close to us as the moon in about ten years. Besides ther's no oil on a meteor for Bush to steal.

Answer 5

They are all banking that someone else will solve the problem...or that technology 18 years in the future will be good enough to start working on the problem then...or that the meteor will miss earth by a narrow margin.

Answer 6

Assuming you mean the US government, first of all, our government isn't the only government on earth. All governments are charged with the responsibility of destroying any meteor that threatens the earth and all of it's peoples.

Second, there are many scientists worrying about this already and have come up with several plans. One includes trying to blow up any threatening asteroid/meteor with nuclear weapons. Another is using one asteroid to destroy another.

Answer 7

The keyword is COULD. As long as it’s not for sure, nobody will do anything. As for preparation, I’ve heard rumours about setting up a monitoring system, and they will soon (or already have?) launch a satellite to see if a blast can distract a meteor.
By the way, you don’t think seriously a government could win the elections if they said they’ll spend x billion dolars to prevent such event, but as a result, have to to increase tax?

Answer 8

They think that it has happened before, to lesser extents. But enough to cause major changes to the planet. (ice age,etc.) It will probably happen again. But what exactly do you expect our government to do ? If by some chance of fate they could shoot something into one and explode it , then we would be faced with thousands of deadly asteroids coming at us from all directions. At least one huge one would be semi predictable. I think that I would rather know the world were about to come to an abrupt end , Then to not know when where or if to start dodging bullets.

Answer 9

It is unlikely to be true since the astronomers looking for such things who might discover this would have to be silenced. If it were true, however, I would want the government not to tell the people. It would be better for us to live on not knowing because it would only create pandemonium. I'd rather live out the rest of my days blissfully unaware than have the world descend into chaos and anarchy for my final days.

Answer 10

They will do something. It's not like we are going to sit back and watch a meteor fall out of the sky and not try to do anything about it. I guess it really depends on how fast we can track and map one... and how much time we have before impact. They will throw something together.