U.K. Politician Says Asteroids
Potentially More Dangerous Than Bin Laden
[Original headline: COMET CRASH 'BIGGER RISK THAN BIN LADEN']
Prime Minister Tony Blair and US President George Bush are being urged to hold a summit to save the world - from ASTEROIDS.
Scientists and politicians fear an asteroid or comet could smash into our planet and destroy life on Earth.
Astronomer and Lib Dem MP Lembit Opik is trying to broker the summit on a danger he believes is even more potent than Osama Bin Laden.
He said: "We must create an international alliance led by America and Britain to address the greatest threat to civilisation we know of. The US and the UK are effectively working together to defeat terrorism yet a 10-kilometre wide asteroid is more dangerous than even the most fanatical terrorist organisation.
"The Bush administration is acutely aware of the dangers but they don't want to panic anyone."
Mr Opik believes the US Star Wars anti-missile project could be the answer.
Story originally published by:
Sunday People, London / England - Feb 24.02
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