>>14140278Ah, that makes more sense. Is it only the explosive elements (i.e., the actual uranium) that count towards the mass being accelerated and thus the force imparted onto the asteroid? And if it's the entire unit, could you essentially launch a nuke strapped to a large block of say concrete or similar? A nuke doesn't weigh very much compared to the launch capacity of a Falcon Heavy with enough velocity for a mars injection. Would that increase the amount of deflection of the asteroid, or is mostly inelastic collision where the more mass involved, the less velocity the objects (asteroid + block of concrete) have after the collision (explosion)?
