Since asteroid impacts represent a shared threat for life on earth, it makes sense to share responsibility for defending against them. Pooling resources and expertise would also be more efficient than …Read MoreSince asteroid impacts represent a shared threat for life on earth, it makes sense to share responsibility for defending against them. Pooling resources and expertise would also be more efficient than working individually. This issue does raise some concerns regarding sharing sensitive technology with untrustworthy parties, and it would be difficult to appropriately spread the weight of the task among the parties involved according to their relative resources and risk. Still, even with complications like these, it seems like the reward of safety and advancement makes collaboration worth a try.Read Less
Probably, I don’t see how any state being the victim of an asteroid, even one considered an enemy state, benefits any country. The attack on human life, the environmental damage, and the disruption …Read MoreProbably, I don’t see how any state being the victim of an asteroid, even one considered an enemy state, benefits any country. The attack on human life, the environmental damage, and the disruption of the global supply chain, none of it is advantageous to anyone. We have the International Asteroid Warning Network in place right now, which gives alerts and detailed steps to state who may be affected by an asteroid’s impact. So, we’re already on the road to this unified defense strategy. It’s worth a shot.Read Less
If an asteroid were large enough to cause serious damage, it would have to be massive in order to penetrate Earth’s atmosphere (and thus more easily detectable). Fortunately, because asteroid paths …Read MoreIf an asteroid were large enough to cause serious damage, it would have to be massive in order to penetrate Earth’s atmosphere (and thus more easily detectable). Fortunately, because asteroid paths are highly predictable, such a threat would likely be detected years/decades in advance. Given this lead time, countries would have the opportunity to respond reactively rather than needing to invest heavily in proactive asteroid defense systems. Because of this, I don’t believe the international community should invest heavily in asteroid defense *at the moment*.Read Less
This topic is far beyond my reasoning skills. I think we need to sincerely collaborate here on Earth first—to eliminate nuclear weapons. Like that will happen. I can’t even comprehend the idea …Read MoreThis topic is far beyond my reasoning skills. I think we need to sincerely collaborate here on Earth first—to eliminate nuclear weapons. Like that will happen. I can’t even comprehend the idea that all nations would come together to deter an outer space threat. It’s just not imaginable.Read Less
Since asteroid impacts represent a shared threat for life on earth, it makes sense to share responsibility for defending against them. Pooling resources and expertise would also be more efficient than …Read MoreSince asteroid impacts represent a shared threat for life on earth, it makes sense to share responsibility for defending against them. Pooling resources and expertise would also be more efficient than working individually. This issue does raise some concerns regarding sharing sensitive technology with untrustworthy parties, and it would be difficult to appropriately spread the weight of the task among the parties involved according to their relative resources and risk. Still, even with complications like these, it seems like the reward of safety and advancement makes collaboration worth a try. Read Less
Probably, I don’t see how any state being the victim of an asteroid, even one considered an enemy state, benefits any country. The attack on human life, the environmental damage, and the disruption …Read MoreProbably, I don’t see how any state being the victim of an asteroid, even one considered an enemy state, benefits any country. The attack on human life, the environmental damage, and the disruption of the global supply chain, none of it is advantageous to anyone. We have the International Asteroid Warning Network in place right now, which gives alerts and detailed steps to state who may be affected by an asteroid’s impact. So, we’re already on the road to this unified defense strategy. It’s worth a shot. Read Less
If an asteroid were large enough to cause serious damage, it would have to be massive in order to penetrate Earth’s atmosphere (and thus more easily detectable). Fortunately, because asteroid paths …Read MoreIf an asteroid were large enough to cause serious damage, it would have to be massive in order to penetrate Earth’s atmosphere (and thus more easily detectable). Fortunately, because asteroid paths are highly predictable, such a threat would likely be detected years/decades in advance. Given this lead time, countries would have the opportunity to respond reactively rather than needing to invest heavily in proactive asteroid defense systems. Because of this, I don’t believe the international community should invest heavily in asteroid defense *at the moment*. Read Less
Yes, I think this is a beneficial thing that all countries should try and collaborate towards.
This topic is far beyond my reasoning skills. I think we need to sincerely collaborate here on Earth first—to eliminate nuclear weapons. Like that will happen. I can’t even comprehend the idea …Read MoreThis topic is far beyond my reasoning skills. I think we need to sincerely collaborate here on Earth first—to eliminate nuclear weapons. Like that will happen. I can’t even comprehend the idea that all nations would come together to deter an outer space threat. It’s just not imaginable. Read Less
Yes because the wrong asteroid could literally end all of us.
Even though I do not know a lot about this topic I really cannot think of any downside to this. It would benefit and protect everyone.