Chinese spy balloon spotted flying over US

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shotgun09 said:
IMO, the US ( Military) response to this has been " Don't look up" until someone did, and called the media and citizenry's attention to it. Their response and reaction has been negligent, IMO. Were they really just 'fine' with it hovering over multiple strategic and sensitive military sites? And, up to this minute continuing to do so? See Fort Bragg, NC. The Balloon is headed towards the area now.
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MOO There is no chance the US military is fine with it. True military leaders aren't calling the shots; politicians are.
 
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Just to throw this monkey wrench in, but the balloon is about to get blown to smytherines (supposedly) over the waters off the Coastal US. Does anyone here think that China has already received via transmission, all the data it has captured over the last week? Just sayin
 
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fred&edna said:
Where's the one over Latin America? I know it was reported that this other balloon was not headed towards the US but have there been updates as to how/where it's traveling?
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I have seen reports of it crossing over Costa Rica, and then onwards to Venezuela. As far as the timing? Not so sure.

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www.politico.com

Pentagon says another Chinese spy balloon spotted over Latin America

The confirmation comes as reports in Costa Rica showed a similar aircraft to the one above the U.S. flying above that country’s western coast.
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shotgun09 said:
Just to throw this monkey wrench in, but the balloon is about to get blown to smytherines (supposedly) over the waters off the Coastal US. Does anyone here think that China has already received via transmission, all the data it has captured over the last week? Just sayin
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Absolutely! I’m sure it has the capability of transmitting data in real-time.
 
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Shooting down a balloon is not as easy as it sounds, said Kim.

“These balloons use helium... It’s not the Hindenburg, you can’t just shoot it and then it goes up in flames.”

“If you do punch holes in it, it’s just kind of going to leak out very slowly.”

Kim recalled that in 1998 the Canadian air force sent up F-18 fighter jets to try and shoot down a rogue weather balloon.

“They fired a thousand 20-millimeter cannon rounds into it. And it still took six days before it finally came down. These are not things that explode or pop when you shoot at them.”

He said it was not clear if using surface-to-air missiles would work, because their guidance systems are designed to hit fast-moving missiles and aircraft.
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Can the US shoot down the Chinese surveillance balloon?

US expert says it’s not as easy as it sounds
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Eli9 said:
Shooting down a balloon is not as easy as it sounds, said Kim.

“These balloons use helium... It’s not the Hindenburg, you can’t just shoot it and then it goes up in flames.”

“If you do punch holes in it, it’s just kind of going to leak out very slowly.”

Kim recalled that in 1998 the Canadian air force sent up F-18 fighter jets to try and shoot down a rogue weather balloon.

“They fired a thousand 20-millimeter cannon rounds into it. And it still took six days before it finally came down. These are not things that explode or pop when you shoot at them.”

He said it was not clear if using surface-to-air missiles would work, because their guidance systems are designed to hit fast-moving missiles and aircraft.
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Can the US shoot down the Chinese surveillance balloon?

US expert says it’s not as easy as it sounds
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I'm no expert, but I see no need to poke holes in the balloon. They need to explode the thing that is the size of three buses. Blow it to bits. MOO
 
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Boxer said:
MOO doubt that was really the reaction. But getting information about the thing was. Airspace is a big deal as is NORAD.
MOO They are busy figuring it out.
Is it radioactive?
What weapons does it have?
What equipment does it have?
What frequencies and com is it using?

60 K is a big fall for something the size of 3 busses.
I don’t think the military is saying…”that’s cool.”
MOO the Air Force would be giving opinions and response options. We won’t know what their response really was till after.
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I hope everyone is keeping in mind the "3 bus" comparison is the apparatus the balloon is carrying. That balloon itself is enormous. JMO
 
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shotgun09 said:
IMO, the US ( Military) response to this has been " Don't look up" until someone did, and called the media and citizenry's attention to it. Their response and reaction has been negligent, IMO. Were they really just 'fine' with it hovering over multiple strategic and sensitive military sites? And, up to this minute continuing to do so? See Fort Bragg, NC. The Balloon is headed towards the area now.
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Sorry, I disagree. The balloon was identified upon entering NORAD airspace.

Assume it’s the the way the information was shared with the public that you object to.

A diplomatic mission has been cancelled and by now they have a pretty good idea of what they are looking at.
 
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DS2021 said:
Theyve voiced concerns about their ability to shoot a missile that high
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Luckily it isn't as high as it was earlier. Still if we commit to it then it better get done IYKWIM. China already has all of the information from this week long balloon trip and our intelligence officials need to know what they got and what they were looking for.

Sadly, and I realize that the public isn't granted access to sensitive materials, there has been, IMO, a lack of transparency or preparedness for the public which has made many people uneasy.
 
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BREAKING NEWS… BALLOON SHOOT-DOWN about to take place? ️Multiple military aircraft (both Air Force & Coastguard) are now circling just off the coast of both North & South Carolina. ✈️DEVELOPING… #ChineseSpyBalloon #spyballoon #ChinaSpyBalloon #BreakingNews
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BREAKING UPDATE: Air space off both the North and South Carolina coast HAS BEEN CLOSED. Shoot-down of #ChinaSpyBalloon about to take place. DEVELOPING… #BreakingNews #ChineseSpyBallon #BreakingNews
 
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