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How long will our civilization last from now ? Three factors threaten the continuation: deterioration of environment, various disputes and their expansions to nuclear wars, and collision with minor bodies (comets and asteroids). Of these three factors, the collision with minor body is the most serious for continuation of civilization of mankind, because, the civilization will be collapsed completely by the collision with a some size minor body.
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Koshiishi, H. (1998). Hazards to Civilization from the Collision of Minor Bodies. In: Yabushita, S., Henrard, J. (eds) Dynamics of Comets and Asteroids and Their Role in Earth History. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-1321-4_19
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