東地中海事件

爆炸事件發生地點

東地中海事件（Eastern Mediterranean Event）是發生在2002年6月6日的一次高能空中爆炸事件，地點在地中海上空，大約34°N 21°E（位於利比亞和希臘的克里特之間）^[1]。這次的爆炸，類似於一顆小原子彈的能量，被認為是一顆未偵測到的潛在威脅小行星接近地球造成的。這顆天體解體並且未找到任何殘骸，因為它發生在海面上，未曾觸及地面，所以也沒有形成坑洞。

此一事件發生在2001-02年印巴危機期間，這使西蒙·伍爾登（英语：Pete Worden）將軍担心此一事件會引發兩國之間的核子戰爭，在不同的時間點，可能會蹂躪這兩個地區，造成超過10萬人的死亡^[2]。

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^ Speech by Gen. Simon Worden: "Military Perspectives on the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Threat". United States Space Command. [2009-02-26]. （原始内容存档于2009-10-12）. Had you been situated on a vessel directly underneath the intensely bright flash would have been followed by a shock wave that would have rattled the entire ship and possibly caused minor damage.
^ "Near-Earth Objects Pose Threat, General Says". [2011-08-04]. （原始内容存档于2002-12-01）.

[USSC-1] Speech by Gen. Simon Worden: "Military Perspectives on the Near-Earth Object (NEO) Threat". United States Space Command. [2009-02-26]. （原始内容存档于2009-10-12）. Had you been situated on a vessel directly underneath the intensely bright flash would have been followed by a shock wave that would have rattled the entire ship and possibly caused minor damage.

[2] "Near-Earth Objects Pose Threat, General Says". [2011-08-04]. （原始内容存档于2002-12-01）.

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