Asteriod heading towards earth in 2029 by Bruce Lierman

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I think this was an interesting article. I am sure the reader would have heard something of this sort at some point it time. The loaming danger is at the back of I guess everyone and it is quite interesting to read about how the government organisations are working to resolve a huge disaster or probably our existence.

The reason for the post was to share the thought and ask readers if they knew more about such asteroids which would be heading towards earth in the early future than noted?
Do you think a meteroid or asteroid could be deflected?
Someone told me about using Nukes to blast them before it entered the earths atmosphere. Would that cause problems to our atmosphere?

[edit on 20-3-2006 by knowledge23]

[edit on 20-3-2006 by knowledge23]