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If Chinese spy balloon escapes US airspace, get ready for an even bigger disaster
« on: February 04, 2023, 03:10:18 pm »
 February 3, 2023 8:13pm EST
If Chinese spy balloon escapes US airspace, get ready for an even bigger disaster
The Chinese surveillance balloon should be shot down. If we don't take action, we are sending a dangerous message to other rogue states

By James H. Anderson | Fox News

It is bad enough that the Biden administration has allowed a Chinese spy balloon to float unhindered over American soil. Letting it escape at this point would be even worse.

Washington should shoot down the balloon, collect the debris, and exploit the intelligence data before the helium intruder drifts out of reach.

News of China’s balloon drifting near ICBM fields in Montana left Pentagon scrambling on Thursday to calm a worried public.  Defense officials claimed this intrusion is unlikely to add value to Chinese’s existing collection efforts since they already have space satellites. But if this were indeed the case, then why did China go to the trouble of maneuvering a massive spy balloon (reportedly the size of three buses) over a strategic slice of U.S. territory in the first place? And if it posed no added surveillance threat, then why did Pentagon officials say the military was taking "taking steps" to protect sensitive information?

It is also possible that the Chinese intended this balloon flight to humiliate the United States in advance of Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s scheduled visit to Beijing early next week, which he has just decided to postpone.  The Chinese have pulled these types of stunts before. In 2011, Beijing timed a test of its advanced J-20 stealth fighter to coincide with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates’ much publicized visit to China.

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Re: If Chinese spy balloon escapes US airspace, get ready for an even bigger disaster
« Reply #1 on: February 04, 2023, 03:26:07 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on February 04, 2023, 03:10:18 pm
It is also possible that the Chinese intended this balloon flight to humiliate the United States in advance of Secretary of State Anthony Blinken’s scheduled visit to Beijing early next week, which he has just decided to postpone.  The Chinese have pulled these types of stunts before. In 2011, Beijing timed a test of its advanced J-20 stealth fighter to coincide with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates’ much publicized visit to China.

Our best response would have been to zap it from space with a satellite-based laser.  That would definitely send China a message.
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Re: If Chinese spy balloon escapes US airspace, get ready for an even bigger disaster
« Reply #2 on: February 04, 2023, 03:43:06 pm »
I am in western NC for the weekend, and spotted it a few minutes ago.  Military jets are doing a zig zag below it.  The balloon will be over the Gulf Stream in a couple of hours.
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« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2023, 03:58:31 pm »
Could a state governor use that state's Air National Guard to shoot down the balloon?

This ballon thing is demonstrating weakness and lack of resolve.  Not a good thing for Taiwan and our military microchip supply chain.
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Re: If Chinese spy balloon escapes US airspace, get ready for an even bigger disaster
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2023, 04:26:44 pm »
Quote from: DefiantMassRINO on February 04, 2023, 03:58:31 pm
Could a state governor use that state's Air National Guard to shoot down the balloon?

This ballon thing is demonstrating weakness and lack of resolve.  Not a good thing for Taiwan and our military microchip supply chain.
The F-15 and F-22 can fly at 65,000 ft., but most others will max out below that.
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Re: If Chinese spy balloon escapes US airspace, get ready for an even bigger disaster
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2023, 05:36:07 pm »
Didn't it already cross Canadian airspace? Needless to say, Justin Fidel Trudeau had no problem with it.
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About the Chinese Balloon In The Sky: Don’t Worry, Trudeau and Biden Will Save Us
Should PM Trudeau, who ceded Canada’s sovereignty over to Schwab be trusted to save Canada from the CCP?
By Judi McLeod
February 3, 2023

The CCP (Chinese Communist Party) doesn’t need an up-in-the-sky balloon to spy on Canada and the U.S. In Canada they already have their biggest CCP fan, JPJT (Justin Pierre James Trudeau) cheering them on from down here on Earth. Because Trudeau, a father of three, self identifies as a ‘feminist’, some dub him ‘Trudy’.

Trudy’s loyalty to China is a long-standing one. Even as far back as nine years ago, when he was Liberal leader, his public remark about his admiration for China’s 'basic dictatorship' offended some Asian-Canadians.  ...

For all of those thinking that the Chinese surveillance balloon in the skies over Montana and Canada is just another conspiracy theory:
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‘Suspected Chinese surveillance balloon spent time in Canadian airspace: sources’-(Global News, Feb. 3, 2023)

    “Ottawa summoned China’s ambassador to Canada on Thursday over reports of a Chinese spy balloon that sources tell Global News spent time in Canadian airspace.

    “Canadian officials said on Feb. 2 that a high-altitude surveillance balloon was detected and its movements are being actively tracked by NORAD, following questions about American reports of a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon over that country. ...
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Re: If Chinese spy balloon escapes US airspace, get ready for an even bigger disaster
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2023, 06:33:25 pm »
Sucker's already made it coast to coast.  That damage is done.
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