The basic idea is to ablate the asteroid to deflect it: https://e-reports-ext.llnl.gov/pdf/343984.pdf https://e-reports-ext.llnl.gov/pdf/343984.pdf http://perma

The basic idea is to ablate the asteroid to deflect it: https://e-reports-ext.llnl.gov/pdf/343984.pdf https://e-reports-ext.llnl.gov/pdf/343984.pdf http://permalink.lanl.gov/object/tr?what=info:lanl-repo/lareport/LA-UR-09-05184 http://permalink.lanl.gov/object/tr?what=info:lanl-repo/lare...