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Lawrence Livermore National Lab researchers have developed a simulation to study the effectiveness of nuclear mitigation against asteroid threats, inspired by the movie Armageddon. The simulation utilizes a full rad-hydro code and evolving opacities to model high-fluence regime deflection scenarios.
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