Wonkette weighs in on a government (read GOP) plan to put nukes in orbit to stop asteroids from hitting Earth.

wonkette.com

One asteroid in particular is being looked at, which NASA launched a probe to last year, which will arrive in August and return samples to Earth in 2023.

Putting nukes in orbit couldn’t possibly be about having an offensive weapon in space now could it? (Particularly since putting nukes in orbit violates international treaties to which we’re party.)