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mabbo on Feb 16, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Russia's improved ballistic missiles to be tested ...

More problems that are smaller may be better overall. With more total surface area, the air would absorb more of the total energy coming at us.

You don't want another K-T extinction event when you could just have three cities wiped out instead.

workitout on Feb 16, 2016 [–]

If you can guarantee just three cities. Either way, not sure why I was downvoted for having an opinion on the matter. Also I'm wondering why HN moderators allow such downvoting which discourages well intended discussion and participation.

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