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Re: Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US
« Reply #50 on: February 03, 2023, 04:27:00 pm »
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Re: Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US
« Reply #51 on: February 03, 2023, 04:32:58 pm »
‘SHOOT DOWN THE BALLOON!’: Trump Calls for Chinese Spy Balloon to Be Shot Down

Former President Donald Trump is calling for the Chinese spy balloon floating over the United States to be shot down.

“SHOOT DOWN THE BALLOON!” Trump posted on Truth Social Friday morning, after the Pentagon confirmed Thursday evening that a Chinese spy balloon had been floating over the U.S. for several days.

More-  https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/02/03/shoot-down-the-balloon-trump-calls-for-chinese-spy-balloon-to-be-shot-down/



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Re: Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US
« Reply #52 on: February 03, 2023, 04:40:44 pm »
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Re: Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US
« Reply #53 on: February 03, 2023, 05:05:20 pm »
Sure it is.  And they no doubt just somehow "forgot" to obtain permission to scientifically research in U.S. airspace.

Shoot the %$@*# thing down already.

Heard opinion this morning...if we shoot it down, they could begin to destroy Elon Musk's satellites, etc..
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Re: Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US
« Reply #54 on: February 03, 2023, 05:06:20 pm »
Looks like the moon and is the size of 3 school buses. Kamala must be orgasmic.
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Re: Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US
« Reply #55 on: February 03, 2023, 05:14:51 pm »
Looks like the moon and is the size of 3 school buses. Kamala must be orgasmic.

I don't know what level of camera resolution of these Chicom balloon devices have, but I think every American being flown over needs to go out in their yard, look up in the sky,  and flip them off. 
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Re: Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US
« Reply #56 on: February 03, 2023, 05:17:59 pm »
Heard opinion this morning...if we shoot it down, they could begin to destroy Elon Musk's satellites, etc..

What a choice !!!!!!

Look weak and feckless or piss off  the Chicoms into starting some shit.

Do they even have technology that'll  blow satellites out of orbit?

My point is, if we cave now....   We'll never stop.

I say drop that bubble with a drone when it is over an unpopulated area.
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Re: Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US
« Reply #57 on: February 03, 2023, 05:52:01 pm »
Heard opinion this morning...if we shoot it down, they could begin to destroy Elon Musk's satellites, etc..

It is in our airspace.
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Re: Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US
« Reply #58 on: February 03, 2023, 05:54:47 pm »
Just blind the damned thing and be done with it.

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Re: Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US
« Reply #59 on: February 03, 2023, 05:55:45 pm »
Apropos of the balloon, satellites, and space generally, an article from 2007 on the vertical limits of sovereignity:  https://scholar.smu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1126&context=jalc

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Re: Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US
« Reply #60 on: February 03, 2023, 05:59:43 pm »
Apropos of the balloon, satellites, and space generally, an article from 2007 on the vertical limits of sovereignity:  https://scholar.smu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1126&context=jalc

Thanks for the reminder of what I used to hate about my graduate Environmental Law classes....

Leave to lawyers to bloviate 120 pages in what should encapsulated into 2.  Lawyers and Engineers should not be in the same room,,,,,,  ever!!!!!
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Re: Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US
« Reply #61 on: February 03, 2023, 06:07:22 pm »
Did we learning nothing from 9/11?

Any and all undentified, unauthorized craft in American air space should be blown out of the sky.

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Re: Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US
« Reply #62 on: February 03, 2023, 06:07:45 pm »
Thanks for the reminder of what I used to hate about my graduate Environmental Law classes....

Leave to lawyers to bloviate 120 pages in what should encapsulated into 2.  Lawyers and Engineers should not be in the same room,,,,,,  ever!!!!!

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Re: Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US
« Reply #63 on: February 03, 2023, 06:09:14 pm »
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We are allowing the balloon to complete its spy mission across the continental United States

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BREAKING: Pentagon says that the Chinese surveillance balloon will probably be over the United States for a few days

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Re: Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US
« Reply #64 on: February 03, 2023, 06:12:42 pm »
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JUST IN - Pentagon says "it will not discuss exact position of China balloon, people can look up in the sky"

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Re: Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US
« Reply #65 on: February 03, 2023, 06:15:53 pm »
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US official tells @CBSDavidMartin Chinese surveillance balloon is now over "the middle of the country." That has never happened before; previous overflight were a brief one over Florida & others over Hawaii & Guam

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Re: Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US
« Reply #66 on: February 03, 2023, 06:18:26 pm »
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The Chinese surveillance balloon is at approx 60,000 feet & continues to move east; is also has the ability to maneuver - @PentagonPresSec

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« Reply #67 on: February 03, 2023, 06:20:29 pm »
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US official tells @CBSDavidMartin Chinese surveillance balloon is now over "the middle of the country." That has never happened before; previous overflight were a brief one over Florida & others over Hawaii & Guam

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Thought it was over Montana....

At least its starting to get into range.



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Re: Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US
« Reply #68 on: February 03, 2023, 06:22:35 pm »
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Pentagon refusing to give out exact location of PRC balloon: we're not going to get into an hour by hour location; Asked if public has right to know where it is @PentagonPresSec says public has the ability to look up into the sky to see the balloon

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Re: Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US
« Reply #69 on: February 03, 2023, 06:23:42 pm »
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The Chinese surveillance balloon is at approx 60,000 feet & continues to move east; is also has the ability to maneuver - @PentagonPresSec

12:09 PM · Feb 3, 2023

Hmmm...  Manueverable balloon?

Sounds a bit more technologically advanced than I. thought.  Is the Pentagon certain this thing isn't propelling air borne pathogens or some other nefarious substance?  I don't trust the f'ers.
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Re: Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US
« Reply #71 on: February 03, 2023, 06:27:25 pm »
Do they even have technology that'll  blow satellites out of orbit?

Yes, as do we.  But there is no justification for destroying orbiting satellites in regard to a balloon in US airspace.  Nor has China even threatened that.  Someone in our government is making up weak-ass excuses to cover for their cowardly inaction.


My point is, if we cave now....   We'll never stop.

That's the gist of it.  Through half a century in government, there is not a single instance where Joe Biden made the correct call when it comes to foreign policy.  Not a single one.


I say drop that bubble with a drone when it is over an unpopulated area.

We should have dropped it the second China denied it was theirs.  And we should have done it with a space-based laser just to show China what we are capable of.  That way, they would have nothing to protest.
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Re: Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US
« Reply #72 on: February 03, 2023, 06:29:13 pm »
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We are allowing the balloon to complete its spy mission across the continental United States

Yep, that is the gist of it.  Their camera technology is not good enough to get close-up photos of missile silos from space, so they had to find a way to get the camera closer.
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Re: Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US
« Reply #73 on: February 03, 2023, 06:38:45 pm »
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US officials have admitted that they were monitoring the Chinese spy balloon since it flew over the Aleutian Islands.

So, we didn't shoot the balloon down over water and instead let it enter our continental airspace?

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Re: Pentagon: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Western US
« Reply #74 on: February 03, 2023, 06:44:31 pm »
I'm thinking the Chicoms are floating a trial balloon.  happy77 happy77 happy77