NASA considered using nuclear weapons against the apocalypse

The US space agency (NASA) has announced it is cooperating with the nation's National Nuclear Security Agency on the possibility of using nuclear weapons to destroy meteorites that threaten the Earth.

Able to use NASA atomic weapons against apocalypse

And just like the " Armageddon" movie , in which Harry Stamper character played by Bruce Willis drives a space shuttle approaching a meteor that rushes towards Earth, to stab a nuclear warhead into its core. and detonating the remote warhead, NASA can use missiles to carry atomic weapons.

"Normally, both of the aforementioned US agencies focus only on their own areas, so anything that helps to bond them together is good," said Bruce Betts, director of science and technology at Planetary Society organization emphasized.

Scientists believe that about 1 million meteorites are moving close to Earth , which could threaten our planet. However, so far, only a small fraction of them have been discovered.

Shocking evidence of meteorites appeared on February 15 last year, when an unidentified object exploded in the sky over Chelyabinsk, Russia, with 20-30 times higher energy than the power of fruit. American atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima in 1945.

Shock waves from the explosion caused widespread damage and casualties, causing meteorites to become the largest natural object that ever invaded the Earth's atmosphere since the 1908 Tunguska incident, which was devastating. a whole forest area of Siberia.

Using atomic weapons to explode meteorites can be particularly effective for medium-sized meteors and comets, which have a diameter of 50-150 meters. However, some experts warn, the later pieces of rock may make the situation worse and deflecting meteorites may be a better solution.