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No UK Plans To Combat Asteroid Threat
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- Date: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 15:19:44 GMT
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No Plans To Combat Asteroid Threat
BBC News
June 15, 1999
The UK Government said on Tuesday that it had no immediate plans to set
up a special centre to tackle the threat of asteroids hitting the
Earth, despite warnings of an "extremely serious" risk.
The Science Minister said the government would look at setting up a
National Spaceguard Agency following calls in the House of Lords for
such a body, but not in the near future.
Full story here:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_370000/370069.stm
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