After a collision with a comet, a nearly 8km wide piece of the asteroid "Orpheus" is heading towards Earth. If it will hit it will cause a incredible catastrophe which will probably extinguish mankind. To stop the meteor NASA wants to use the illegal nuclear weapon satellite "Hercules" but discovers soon that it doesn't have enough fire power. Their only chance to save the world is to join forces with the USSR who have also launched such an illegal satellite. But will both governments agree?
Several cities are obliterated by meteors with hundreds of thousands of fatalities.
The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center are hit by meteors, causing them to violently explode.
frightening
The thought of a meteor destroying an entire city can terrify some people.
The World Trade Center being violently obliterated by meteorites may make some people uncomfortable due to the 9/11 attacks,
