Pushkov has made the initiative Obama to think about the project of protection from asteroids
Head of the state Duma of the Russian Federation on international Affairs Alexei Pushkov has made the initiative of U.S. President Barack Obama to think about the overall project protection from asteroids.
Russian astronomers have discovered another potential hazardous asteroid, the power of the explosion which in case of collision with the Earth in a thousand times the power of the explosion of the Chelyabinsk meteorite. New asteroid the size of 370 meters was named 2014 UR116.
" If Obama instead of the cold war to think about the overall project against asteroids? Another AST. 2014 UR116 can come to him in the White house, " Pushkov wrote in his own microblog on Twitter.
He added that the asteroid 2014 UR116 will fly in the immediate vicinity of the Earth every 3 years.
Relations between Russia and the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. At the end of July, the EU and the US from point penalties against private individuals and organizations turned to measures against entire sectors of the Russian economy. In response, Russia has restricted the import of food items from countries that have introduced in relation to penalties: USA, EU, Canada, Australia and Norway.