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... much of these Thermonuclear Warfare Setups are automated, once the process gets started, its difficult to stop.
Originally posted by Enkidu
No, it wouldn't trigger a nuclear war. I used to be in the world-destruction business.
On 2002-06-14, a 70 meter (230 ft) diameter asteroid, known as Asteroid 2002 MN, missed the Earth by 119,000 km (74,000 mi) and wasn't noticed until several days after it passed by because it approached Earth from the direction of the Sun.