东地中海事件

爆炸事件发生地点

东地中海事件（Eastern Mediterranean Event）是发生在2002年6月6日的一次高能空中爆炸事件，地点在地中海上空，大约34°N 21°E（位于利比亚和希腊的克里特之间）^[1]。这次的爆炸，类似于一颗小原子弹的能量，被认为是一颗未侦测到的潜在威胁小行星接近地球造成的。这颗天体解体并且未找到任何残骸，因为它发生在海面上，未曾触及地面，所以也没有形成坑洞。

此一事件发生在2001-02年印巴危机期间，这使西蒙·伍尔登（英语：Pete Worden）将军担心此一事件会引发两国之间的核子战争，在不同的时间点，可能会蹂躏这两个地区，造成超过10万人的死亡^[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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