Steve Coe wrote: I saw the link to this story: > >http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3517319.stm > What gets me about this is that an astronomer was prepared to call the White House to warn the President about an asteroid discovered by LINEAR, a U.S. Air Force project. Surely in the post-9/11 world, the Air Force has protocols to keep public officials informed of such things? Right? Regards, Bill in Flagstaff -- See message header for info on list archives or unsubscribing, and please send personal replies to the author, not the list.