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No UK Plans To Combat Asteroid Threat



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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