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Bill Nelson: “And if that one had exploded over New York at 20,000 feet--what would that have done to Manhattan?”

On the recordMarch 19, 2013
And if that one had exploded over New York at 20,000 feet--what would that have done to Manhattan?
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Bill Nelson
Democratic · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Bill Nelson questions the potential damage of a meteor explosion over New York City.

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