In separate 10-page letters to the House Committee on Science and Technology and the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, Dr. John Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy outlines plans for "(A) protecting the United States from a near-Earth object (asteroids and comets) that is expected to collide with Earth; and (B) implementing a deflection campaign, in consultation with international bodies, should one be necessary." Dr. Holdren's letter to each committee is linked above herein.
Russell Schweickart, a former astronaut and former co-chairman of the Task Force on Planetary Defense of the NASA Advisory Council, wrote a OpEd in The New York Times published Oct. 25, 2010.
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