How to: Save the Earth from a planet-killing asteroid

Human civilization faces a variety of threats that could kill millions of people in a hurry or even wipe us all out altogether. There are the new kids on the block like the swine flu pandemic and Himiko the space blob... And there are the old reliables, like a massive asteroid.

There's not much we can do about some of these things, but fortunately we do have some options if we discover that a big space-rock is headed our way. Last month, Wired Science offered a run-down of current ideas about how we should respond to asteroid threats, listing the pros and cons of each. (Turns out that the nuclear blast option from Armageddon was actually kind of a stupid idea. Oh, Bruce Willis, how could you lie to us?)

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