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JesseInTX · 51-55, M
It should have been shot down as soon as it crossed into US airspace at the Aleutian Islands . Plenty of area unpopulated over Alaska to do it and send a message.
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SalttyDawg · 70-79, M
@akindheart They paid for those secrets. Jus sayin
akindheart · 61-69, F
@SalttyDawg cant deny that
Nimbus · M
Two jets and all it needed was a pea-shooter ? 😆
akindheart · 61-69, F
Over the carolinas!!! He is so stupid
Ambroseguy80 · 56-60, M
@akindheart exactly. What a shit brain running this country now.
akindheart · 61-69, F
@Ambroseguy80 i dont think he has that up there
Ambroseguy80 · 56-60, M
@akindheart you’re right! 😂
ArcticDave · M
It took two jets? 😂
akindheart · 61-69, F
@ArcticDave well not exactly. They werent waiting for the call. They had the info
ArcticDave · M
@akindheart So the military can act on its own? All it’s fucks ups aren’t down to the guy scratching his ass in the oval.
On the subject of warnings apparently that’s what 9/11 was too. Warnings came from Berlin and London 6 and then 2 hours before the first plane hit. The warnings were ignored by the US military.
On the subject of warnings apparently that’s what 9/11 was too. Warnings came from Berlin and London 6 and then 2 hours before the first plane hit. The warnings were ignored by the US military.
akindheart · 61-69, F
@ArcticDave well biden is commander in chief so yes he gives the orders especially in sensitive situations as china
Yes i heard that too about 911
Yes i heard that too about 911
SW-User
How did it just casually float over here?
SW-User
@Scarfface what the heck? 😂
Scarfface · 46-50, M
@SW-User it is a strange event, I'll be keeping up with the news to find out more.
ElwoodBlues · M
@SW-User DOD had prior experience with these balloons. On three different occasions during the Trump admin, Chinese surveillance balloons floated over the US, however they were not publicized. I don't think they were shot down either.
Mentioned in passing in this press release
othershttps://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3288543/f-22-safely-shoots-down-chinese-spy-balloon-off-south-carolina-coast/
Mentioned in passing in this press release
othershttps://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3288543/f-22-safely-shoots-down-chinese-spy-balloon-off-south-carolina-coast/
ElwoodBlues · M
UPDATE
China Spy Balloons Crossed Into U.S. 3 Times During Trump Administration
February 5, 2023
Suspected spy balloons from China crossed into the continental United States at least three times during the Trump administration, according to a statement Saturday by the Department of Defense citing an unnamed “senior defense officIal.”
“Chinese balloons briefly transited the continental United States at least three times during the prior administration,” the statement noted. Associated Press also reported that one other balloon crossed into the U.S. earlier in the Biden administration.
DOD release mentioning 3 others https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3288543/f-22-safely-shoots-down-chinese-spy-balloon-off-south-carolina-coast/“Chinese balloons briefly transited the continental United States at least three times during the prior administration,” the statement noted. Associated Press also reported that one other balloon crossed into the U.S. earlier in the Biden administration.
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) falsely claimed that Trump would never have allowed a China spy balloon from reaching the U.S.
“Would Trump have let China fly a spy balloon over our country?” Rep. Jim Jordan asked on Twitter.
Craig Singleton, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told AP that Chinese surveillance balloons were sighted several times in the past five years. Some of them have been spotted near U.S. military bases in Hawaii, he said, though he did not specify when.
Trump himself joined the call for the Biden administration to destroy the most recent balloon in a message Friday on Truth Social, saying: “SHOOT DOWN THE BALLOON.” But he did not discuss his own administration’s experience with China spy balloons.
“Would Trump have let China fly a spy balloon over our country?” Rep. Jim Jordan asked on Twitter.
Craig Singleton, a senior fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told AP that Chinese surveillance balloons were sighted several times in the past five years. Some of them have been spotted near U.S. military bases in Hawaii, he said, though he did not specify when.
Trump himself joined the call for the Biden administration to destroy the most recent balloon in a message Friday on Truth Social, saying: “SHOOT DOWN THE BALLOON.” But he did not discuss his own administration’s experience with China spy balloons.
Dshhh · M
@ElwoodBlues AWESOOM,, nice to know
Dshhh · M
two jets?? the could hit that with an estes rocket..
about 30$
about 30$
ElwoodBlues · M
@Dshhh I heard 66,000 ft. Are there any estes rockets that hit 6000 ft?
Dshhh · M
@ElwoodBlues 6000 feet? thats right low so yes.
60,000 feet? there are rocketry hobbyist that can do that tho the FAA Might get twitchyt
and i know this one guy,, from Japan???
60,000 feet? there are rocketry hobbyist that can do that tho the FAA Might get twitchyt
and i know this one guy,, from Japan???
Elessar · 26-30, M
Plot twist: SARS-CoV-3 escaped containment, dissemination began
Dayum... now China has no idea what the "weather" will be like on Tuesday...
TurtleEclipseOfTheHeart · 22-25, F
The Chinese balloon thing?
Scarfface · 46-50, M
BarbossasHusband · 36-40, M
Wasn't me!
cherokeepatti · 61-69, F
Pew-Pew
LordShadowfire · 46-50, M
candycane · 31-35, F
They spotted another over latin America
akindheart · 61-69, F
@candycane setting their targets up