Abstract The Planetary Defense Conference 2023 addressed an asteroid threat scenario as difficult to confront. This article examines potential actions of relevant stakeholders, including States, the International Asteroid Warning Network, the Space Mission Planning Advisory Group, Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, and the United Nations Security Council. To that effect, different sources are taken into consideration in this analyisis, such as the legal international framework, the practice of States in multilateral fora and the opinion of scholars. The conclusions shed light on the challenges that the international community will have to face and proposes a preventive approach to mitigate the impact of such a potential catastrophe.

    Highlights The impact of a huge asteroid would have catastrophic consequences on Earth. Deflection would be difficult or impossible with a 12.5-year lead time. Several issues would play out within the international scientific community. Legal, social and economic aspects that governments will address are presented.


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    Titel :

    Diplomatic, geopolitical and economic consequences of an impending asteroid threat


    Beteiligte:

    Erschienen in:

    Acta Astronautica ; 214 ; 496-504


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2023-10-31


    Format / Umfang :

    9 pages




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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