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Chinese spy balloon spotted over Montana, and no one really seems to be talking about it
Posted on 2/2/23 at 5:13 pm
Posted on 2/2/23 at 5:13 pm
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The government has been monitoring a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been hovering over the northern U.S. for the past few days, and they have discussed shooting it out of the sky, according to two U.S. officials and a senior defense official.
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The high-altitude balloon was spotted over Billings, Montana, on Wednesday. It flew from the Aleutian Islands, through Canada, and into Montana. A senior defense official said the balloon is still over the U.S. but declined to say where it is now
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The U.S. is confident the balloon belongs to China, the official said, and they have communicated to the Chinese government "through multiple channels both here in D.C. and in Beijing." The official did not say whether the Chinese admitted the balloon was theirs.
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Posted on 2/2/23 at 5:15 pm to 0x15E
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a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been hovering over the northern U.S. for the past few days, and they have discussed shooting it out of the sky,
Should tell you that US intelligence is absolutely bogus or the Media lies like hell.
I suspect both.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 5:15 pm to 0x15E
That's pretty damn smart TBH
Low cost spy satellite
Low cost spy satellite
Posted on 2/2/23 at 5:18 pm to 0x15E
Posted on 2/2/23 at 5:19 pm to 0x15E
Why are they just discussing shooting it out of the sky? Shouldn’t that be a given?
Posted on 2/2/23 at 5:20 pm to Tigeralum2008
I can’t imagine that thing stays up much longer. Didn’t read the article so idk how high it is but I guarantee some good ol boys are debating the safety of lofting a few 300 wm it’s way.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 5:20 pm to genuineLSUtiger
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Why are they just discussing shooting it out of the sky? Shouldn’t that be a given?
More like WHEN to. Want to be careful about where it falls.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 5:21 pm to 0x15E
Seems if it’s our airspace we should blow it out the sky immediately without discussion.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 5:21 pm to sicboy
They gotta make sure it isn't carrying some new Wuhan strain first.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 5:22 pm to genuineLSUtiger
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Why are they just discussing shooting it out of the sky?
Either incompetence or fairy tale. One of the two.
If its really Chinese, I imagine some US politicians got paid for it.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 5:23 pm to sicboy
What info would a large balloon provide that several other discrete and more controlled methods would not?
Posted on 2/2/23 at 5:23 pm to 0x15E
Probably sanctioned and permitted by the US government for China.
The fact that they only considered shooting it down is proof the US government likely supports this, in Scruffy’s opinion.
The fact that they only considered shooting it down is proof the US government likely supports this, in Scruffy’s opinion.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 5:24 pm to 0x15E
The frickin Japs sent balloon bombs over the lake to us during WW2. Actually killed a few people. One of those stories lost to time for most people.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 5:24 pm to 0x15E
Jaimie did it!
Posted on 2/2/23 at 5:24 pm to 0x15E
Its that Russell kid coming back with some General Tso's.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 5:25 pm to sicboy
quote:It is a spy balloon over Montana.
More like WHEN to. Want to be careful about where it falls.
The odds it would land on anything not nature is tiny.
Posted on 2/2/23 at 5:25 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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If its really Chinese, I imagine some US politicians got paid for it.
Swalwell didn’t sleep with a Chinese spy for nothing
Posted on 2/2/23 at 5:25 pm to 0x15E
Why the frick would that not be immediately shot down
Posted on 2/2/23 at 5:26 pm to 0x15E
A foreign enemy is flying spy balloons over our soil for days and we just dont give a shite. This thing should have been taken down the second it arrived
Posted on 2/2/23 at 5:27 pm to 0x15E
I'm not one for conspiracies, but I don't think it would be a bad idea to double up on security at our Coca-cola plants.
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