What could we possibly do to prepare/handle something like this?
> One more alternative to explosive deflection is to move the asteroid slowly over a time. Tiny constant thrust accumulates to deviate an object sufficiently from its predicted course. Edward T. Lu and Stanley G. Love have proposed using a large heavy unmanned spacecraft hovering over an asteroid to gravitationally pull the latter into a non-threatening orbit.
And the same technology could be used to actively "capture" asteroids for fun and profit
Shoot it with an ICBM. Better to be hit with buckshot than with a slug.