Russia can use nuclear bullets to deal with meteors

A high-ranking Russian official in the space sector said the country could build heavy boosters to bring up nuclear warheads to deal with asteroids, which threaten the earth.

By 2020-2030, Russia could complete heavy or heavy heavy-duty boosters for the purpose of putting nuclear warheads on asteroids that threaten Earth's life. That was the statement of Vitaly Lopota, President of Russian Energia Space Rocket Corporation, before the Russian parliament on Tuesday.

The meteorite attack created the crater on a frozen lake
in the city of Chelyabinsk, central Russia. (Photo: RIA Novosti)

Officials said the group has the capacity to manufacture 70-ton payload missiles in 2020, and missiles of more than 70 tons until about 2025-2030.

According to Mr. Lopota, the US has prepared to complete the construction of 70-ton missiles in 2017. However, in the short term, the Russian space program has not yet set out the task of producing super heavy rocket launchers, and "we have not yet there is a need to use powerful and super strong engines currently owned ".

On February 15, a meteorite plunged into central Russia, exploding and creating a lingering glare. The power of the explosion is estimated to be 20-30 times that of the US bomb that dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, causing thousands of houses to break windows and injuring about 1,200 people.