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2019-05-06 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-
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
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Posted by Skidmark 2019-05-06 00:57|| || Front Page|| [1 views ]  Top

#1 It's a feature not a bug?
Posted by Procopius2k 2019-05-06 07:57||   2019-05-06 07:57|| Front Page Top

#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||   2019-05-06 09:21|| Front Page Top

#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||   2019-05-06 14:11|| Front Page Top

#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||   2019-05-06 14:42|| Front Page Top

#5 Yes, basically. That why many states have enacted 'Good Samaritan' laws.
Posted by Procopius2k 2019-05-06 15:42||   2019-05-06 15:42|| Front Page Top

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