What would be the principal option for preventing a catastrophic meteorite impact, once a threatening object was identified?

A) changing the orbit of the object with small nuclear explosions
B) breaking the object into smaller pieces with nuclear explosions
C) evacuate the potentially affected area
D) constructing a physical shield around Earth


A

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