[ExI] Asteroid on track for possible Mars hit

[Kevin Freels]

>
> Why would you want to do anything about it?  Did you mean had the asteroid
> been headed our way it would only give us two months?  
yes. exactly.
> This sounds rather
> strange, but I would think it exciting as all hell to work on a nuclear
> payload on a missile that would deflect an incoming rock.  All the usual
> processes would be set aside, guys would be told to forget the
> documentation, use your best rocket science and get this bird ready to go,
> NOW!
>
> spike
>   
I definitely see your point.