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		thesis on Feb 15, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Russian meteor largest in a century Wouldn't the real problem with this be special interests? The country who develops it will not want to give it up to the rest of the world for obvious reasons.

rbanffy on Feb 15, 2013 [–]

I don't think meteors are common enough to make their early detection and destruction a valuable military asset.

thesis on Feb 15, 2013 | [–]

I wasn't referring to the meteors themselves... but rather the technology that can track/intercept them. I imagine it could be used for other things also.

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