[AZ-Observing] Almost put on impact alert

Howdy folks;
I saw the link to this story:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3517319.stm

it is about the fact that with very few observations there was almost an 
announcement made concerning a possible meteoroid collision with Earth.

I am struck by the fact that so little seems to continually be done in this 
field.  With a very modest input of funds we could probably do a much better 
job of monitoring the assortment of rocks that orbit the Sun with us.  But NO!

What would it take to construct a dozen or so medium sized telescopes around 
the world, so that they can't all be clouded out?  Link them up with enough 
computer power to keep track of the things that might threaten the Earth with a 
collision and start trying to discover more.  It seems such an obvious 
solution.  Ah, we are so smart that we let politics and funding stand in the 
way of our very survival.  

Crazy, man, crazy;
Steve Coe 

Author "Deep Sky Observing--The Astronomical Tourist"
Saguaro Astronomy Club website
www.saguaroastro.org
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