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TheProle

(2,202 posts)
4. "Airship"
Fri Feb 3, 2023, 12:57 PM
Feb 2023

The abrupt decision came despite China’s claim that the balloon was a weather research “airship” that had blown off course. The U.S. has described it as a surveillance vehicle.

https://apnews.com/article/politics-antony-blinken-china-314302278a5f05bdc2df146ed5b35ec6

Johnny2X2X

(19,168 posts)
3. Hilarious
Fri Feb 3, 2023, 12:55 PM
Feb 2023

A spy balloon is the dumbest concept ever when China could just rent a plan and fly anywhere they want in the US. Or just drive around on vacation. Or just look at the pictures their satellites take of the US non stop.

Cosmocat

(14,575 posts)
18. It's them using our stupidity against us
Sat Feb 4, 2023, 09:00 AM
Feb 2023

It's a 100% Russian play.

The debris thing is not why they aren't shooting it down, they know it will cause blowback doing it.

So, they float it over here knowing Rs will use it to attack JB.

Pitting us against one another.

We are THAT fucking stupid as a country.

Kennah

(14,337 posts)
9. Genius!
Fri Feb 3, 2023, 01:16 PM
Feb 2023

We put Briggs in one of our balloons, send him up, and he can use his loose screw to punch a hole and slow leak it to the ground.

Emile

(23,004 posts)
13. Will he be red face when he finds out China has satellites and can see
Fri Feb 3, 2023, 03:19 PM
Feb 2023

us without the help of weather balloons?

hatrack

(59,593 posts)
6. I think there might be a song in this . . .
Fri Feb 3, 2023, 01:02 PM
Feb 2023

It's a Chinese spy balloon
Caught a breeze and started roaming
Questions came up pretty soon
"Why'd they send it to Wyoming?"

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