Asteroid vs. Earth Page #3

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Ms. Knox.

Captain Rogers.

Commander.

Ms. Knox.

Have you two met?

Oh.

Ms. Knox,

on the behalf of

the Department of Defense,

I apologize.

I wish I could tell you why

you are here but,

I can't.

I simply don't know.

So, I suggest we call Keck and see if

General Masterson could explain it.

Warren.

USS Polk for Keck observatory,

come in.

Stand by.

Sir, we have a connection,

bringing it up now.

- Is this working on it's own now?

- Yes, sir.

- I'd appreciate it if you wait for us in the hall.

- Yes, sir.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I'm Major Sara.

Please hold for Jim Masterson,

Air Force Chief of Staff

with oversight of US STRATCOM,

United States Strategic Command.

General.

Thank you, Major.

We're under extraordinary circumstances,

so let's skip with the pleasantries.

I'm kind of in an awkward

situation as none of

you have the security

clearance for the briefing.

I wish beyond measure

I didn't have to give.

So I must insist on your word

that this remains classified.

No one may know, not even on the Polk.

- Captain?

- Yes, sir.

- Commander?

- Yes, sir.

Ms. Knox.

General I was dragged

here against my will

under some very

suspicious circumstances.

I'd like a little bit of information

before I give you my word on anything.

Then I'll rely on your good sense,

Ms. Knox.

Telly. Please.

It's uh pretty straightforward really.

Um, an asteroid is 8 days,

4 hours from impacting...

The Earth.

How large an asteroid?

Good question.

Based on the orbital deviation in

its path and its gravitational influence

I'd probably say...

At least 200 miles wide.

Is that big for an asteroid?

I mean, it sounds pretty big.

66 million years ago an asteroid

impacted earth on the Yucatan Peninsula.

It was about 6 miles wide.

And it killed the dinosaurs.

General, have we launched interceptors

to deflect or destroy it?

Air Force Global Strike command

along with other nuclear powers,

has launched an interdiction effort.

I will most certainly fail.

Who are you, Telly?

I'm the Keck intern.

Discovered the meteor.

Continue Telly.

The asteroid is effectively

impossible to move

with the tools and time at our disposal.

So uh,

I want us to move the Earth instead.

What exactly are you suggesting?

Well that's why you're here.

Um, we set off Earthquakes

around the Pacific Ocean.

Generating a cumulative

seismographic impact

over 18 on the Richter scale.

At just the right place,

at just the right time...

by the equator near sunset...

That's over a trillion times more energy then

any nuclear detonation you'll ever have. So

it will definitely move the Earth

out of the Asteroid's way.

You want me to blow up the Yap Trench?

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