The Kuiper Belt objects are so far away, they don't concern us as much as NEOs (Near Earth Objects) that cross our path.

 

Yeah, let's get some target practice on some dastardly NEOs!

 

I didnt mention the kuiper belt did i? if I did nevermind, thought it was the Van allen radiation belt I mentioned.

Anyway - Kuiper belt is between Mars and Jupiter? I wouldnt consider that near Earth.

 

Target practice on neos would be like a huge game of missile command! I hope the targetting system is better than a trackball.

kuiper belt is outside the orbit of pluto. you are thinking of the asteroid belt which is between mars and jupiter.

 

you mentioned it when you mentioned asteroids larger than pluto. there are only a handful of these discovered and all of those a lot further away than pluto and on non earth intersecting orbits.

 

it would take quite a disturbance for them to get as close as neptune never mind earth.