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| Killer 1,000ft wide asteroid wipes out New York as 'planetary defence' scientists fail to save Earth by deflecting it in simulation of terrifying Armageddon scenario |
| 2019-05-06 |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #5 Yes, basically. That why many states have enacted 'Good Samaritan' laws. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-05-06 15:42 |
| #4 So, if the US does nothing, we're in the clear "legally". But if we launch anything, and it doesn't work perfectly, we're at fault? |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2019-05-06 14:42 |
| #3 'In this situation, under international law, the United States, regardless of fault, as the launching state, would absolutely be liable to pay compensation,' I can already visualize the Farmer's insurance guy walking through a devastated area and calmly saying: " And yeah, we covered that...." |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2019-05-06 14:11 |
| #2 Every cloud has a silver lining: Participants debated insurance and legal issues at length: the United States did save Denver, but accidentally destroyed New York. Also an exercise for bored bureaucrats: 'In this situation, under international law, the United States, regardless of fault, as the launching state, would absolutely be liable to pay compensation,' said Alissa Haddaji, coordinator of a group of 15 international space lawyers created to study those very issues. |
| Posted by: Bobby 2019-05-06 09:21 |
| #1 It's a feature not a bug? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-05-06 07:57 |