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Armageddon taskforce

One of the first UK governmental actions of the 21st century is the establishment of a taskforce to study and make recommendations on the hazard of ‘near-earth objects’. Chaired by Harry Atkinson, a member of the Science & Engineering Research Council, it will also consider the UK’s contribution to international action of asteroids and comets.

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