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US is monitoring Chinese spy balloon that has been floating over Montana for the past several days
February 03, 2023, 01:42 PM
1flynDOUS is monitoring Chinese spy balloon that has been floating over Montana for the past several days
I called emp on page 2.
February 03, 2023, 01:44 PM
SIGnifiedquote:
Originally posted by 1flynDO:
I called emp on page 2.
Not an EMP … a steerable package of “sensors” likely stream data real-time.
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February 03, 2023, 02:00 PM
Fly-SigUnless we are engaged in some slick counter-intelligence op, feeding the chicoms false information that will degrade their military capability, we should have not let it over our territory. Even if an assessment said it was not a threat, the position should always be shoot it down.
By letting it into our airspace we have revealed that we will let such a thing into our airspace. There's no way to ensure it (or the next one) isn't a trojan horse carrying something nasty that is sitting silent until in position to be released.
February 03, 2023, 02:03 PM
jhe888quote:
Originally posted by Oscar Zulu:
Better call Frank Luke..
OZ
I also wondered why an F 22 would be needed. The lowest tech airplane the USAF has would be sufficient.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. February 03, 2023, 02:12 PM
parabellumGeez, this story has blown up err taken off err this story is number one all over the place, and it's making people number two all over the place.
As I said earlier, perhaps all this anxiety about the Chinese thing in the sky will cause some of the politically indifferent to wake up and see where we are in terms of our incompetent leadership.
Imagine how Americans felt when the Soviets launched Sputnik in 1957.
February 03, 2023, 02:18 PM
rat2306quote:
Originally posted by hjs157:
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Good to know I wasn't the only one to remember this scene from "F Troop".
February 03, 2023, 02:18 PM
Patrick-SP2022This sounds like a bit from Orwell's 1984.
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...at just this moment it had been announced that Oceania was not after all at war with Eurasia. Oceania was at war with Eastasia. Eurasia was an ally.
There was, of course, no admission that any change had taken place. Merely it became known, with extreme suddenness and everywhere at once, that Eastasia and not Eurasia was the enemy.
February 03, 2023, 02:26 PM
jhe888quote:
Originally posted by Mustang-PaPa:
So does it contain germ warfare.
Weather control. The .gov is contracting out the chemtrailing to the Chinese.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. February 03, 2023, 02:29 PM
jhe888quote:
Originally posted by SIGnified:
The news is saying there’s a second one somewhere over Canada; the Canadians are “investigating” …
The Chinese are tracking caribou migrations.
What is this about "parking" a balloon over Canada. In my understanding of balloons, they do not park. They go where they are blown.
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. February 03, 2023, 02:32 PM
RightwireIf one of the Chinese 'civilian' weather monitoring balloons strayed out of control and over our territory, shouldn't we recover it and present it back to them?
What's left of it that is.
I think it's equally plausible that it might be accidentally targeted by a US Missile fired at a target drone. OOPS!
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There are three types of mistakes; Those you learn from, those you suffer from, and those you don't survive. February 03, 2023, 02:34 PM
jhe888quote:
Originally posted by Ronin1069:
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Originally posted by parabellum:
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Originally posted by Ronin1069:
Man this story sound familiar. Real or maybe from a movie?
Perhaps you are recalling Japanese actions during WWII, when they sent balloons that reached the western half of the United States.
They sent balloons carrying containers filled with millions upon millons of fleas infected with bubonic plague (or anthrax, I can't recall).
They also managed to kill a half dozen American civilians by dropping a bomb from one of these balloons.
Wow. I was not aware of that and I like to think I’m pretty up on my WW2 history; I’m going to read up.
I think what I am looking for is a clip from an episode of Star Trek. I posted in the lair so as not to district from the thread.
We tried something even more weird. We attached tiny incindiaries to bats, and thought we'd try setting fire to Japan with them. It sort of worked. We tested it, and a few bats flew into U.S. facilities where the tests were being done and started fires. We scrapped the project because it wouldn't be ready to go in time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_bomb
The fish is mute, expressionless. The fish doesn't think because the fish knows everything. February 03, 2023, 02:50 PM
1s1kquote:
Originally posted by Fly-Sig:
Unless we are engaged in some slick counter-intelligence op, feeding the chicoms false information that will degrade their military capability, we should have not let it over our territory. Even if an assessment said it was not a threat, the position should always be shoot it down.
By letting it into our airspace we have revealed that we will let such a thing into our airspace. There's no way to ensure it (or the next one) isn't a trojan horse carrying something nasty that is sitting silent until in position to be released.
Thats exactly how these things start out. It’s just a test of poking the sleeping giant and this giant took a look and went back to sleep. Such a shame.
February 03, 2023, 02:59 PM
bonanacroin“Around the world in 80 days” remake?
February 03, 2023, 03:02 PM
trapper189quote:
Originally posted by ulsterman:
Kinda surprised some good ole' boys out there haven't resolved this situation.
I don’t care how fast you hit the railroad bridge down by old man Jenkin’s farm, a ‘69 Charger is not going to get 75,000’ of altitude.
February 03, 2023, 03:05 PM
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February 03, 2023, 03:07 PM
tatortoddI love when the eagle unleashes his comedic side
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DISCLAIMER: These are the author's own personal views and do not represent the views of the author's employer. February 03, 2023, 03:07 PM
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February 03, 2023, 03:09 PM
Mustang-PaPaLOL
Nothing to see here. Just a little ole Chinese weather balloon.
February 03, 2023, 03:11 PM
chbibcBwahahahaha!
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