Balloon spy
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Keith
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Keith
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shaggybaxter
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Blue Crab
benthivore
Meanwhile the Chinese move an aircraft carrier to the Spratleys.
Sol Rosenberg
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Senior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing on High-Altitude Surveillance Balloon
A senior defense official held a background briefing on high-altitude surveillance balloon.
www.defense.gov
“First, we are confident that this high-altitude surveillance balloon belongs to the PRC. As was said at the top, instances of this activity have been observed over the past several years, including prior to this administration. In this instance, President Biden was briefed and asked for military options.”
Including prior to this administration. Spin it up, bullshitters.
I can expect even more .223 bullets through my window if it comes more south then.
Mrleft8
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A bullet going up 60,000' with enough oompf to puncture a weather balloon? That's over 11 miles.... UP.... As in against the gravitational pull. I'm not sure there's even a bullet made that can do that, and if there is, how accurate would it be?
Mike G
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Shows what they think about their base.
Shows who they're trying to appeal to.
crispycringle
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It's apparently repeating a transmission on a narrowband frequency reserved for military use: "All your base are belong to us".
badlatitude
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The F35 has a ceiling above 50,000ft. The Air Force won't say how high, but I presume it is high enough to shoot down if necessary. Although by doing so, they would reveal far too much of the F35 capabilities, something I doubt they want to do.
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20 mm AA cannon on WW II ships could reach 12,000 feet as I recall. They could target dive bombers only after they started their dive.
kent_island_sailor
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Shooting down a helium balloon is not easy. Back in WW I the RAF found out pricking tiny holes in Zeppelins was just an annoyance, they needed incendiaries. Helium is not flammable, so that won't work now.
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Have they checked to see if it has a TikTok account? It may be borrowing people's wifi as it drifts over their houses.
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I'd assume they would need to find enough signature to hit it with a missile, which would likely just put a through and through into the gas bag at great expense. It might be a good test of our missile reliability, though very embarrassing if we waste a couple on Chinese TV.
pusslicker
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You might want to look up the word surveillance.
Peter Andersen
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Yep. There are several reported instances under ObamaSenior Defense Official Holds a Background Briefing on High-Altitude Surveillance Balloon
A senior defense official held a background briefing on high-altitude surveillance balloon.www.defense.gov
“First, we are confident that this high-altitude surveillance balloon belongs to the PRC. As was said at the top, instances of this activity have been observed over the past several years, including prior to this administration. In this instance, President Biden was briefed and asked for military options.”
Including prior to this administration. Spin it up, bullshitters.
Peter Andersen
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SENIOR DEFENSE OFFICIAL: Thanks, Pat.
First, we are confident that this high-altitude surveillance balloon belongs to the PRC.
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Steam Flyer
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Helium is also not replaceable. They were worried about it crashing and killing somebody, just poke some holes and let it come down gently.
silent bob
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An apology!
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