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Suspected Chinese spy balloon found over northern U.S.

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  1. Amiga

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    Clearly, new state of the art spy satellite tech.

    Video here
     
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  2. basso

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  3. basso

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    Wu Flew?
     
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  5. basso

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    sheeeeeeeeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiitttttttt.

    they can't even shoot down a Chinese Spy Balloon.

     
    #25 basso, Feb 2, 2023
  6. AleksandarN

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    My theory it is full of Fungis. We are screwed. Stay inside lock your doors.
     
    #26 AleksandarN, Feb 2, 2023
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  7. Andre0087

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    @basso melting down…lol.

    Keep up the good fight old man.

    [​IMG]
     
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  8. Ubiquitin

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    Could we use the jewish space lasers to knock it back down to Earth?
     
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    #29 i3artow i3aller, Feb 2, 2023
  10. Buck Turgidson

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    #30 Buck Turgidson, Feb 2, 2023
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    "...it's the size of 3 busses!"

    US busses or Chinese busses? We need to know.
     
    #31 Buck Turgidson, Feb 2, 2023
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    #32 tinman, Feb 3, 2023
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  13. rocketsjudoka

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    That would be German balloons.
     
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  14. Ubiquitin

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    Now there is another one?!
     
    #34 Ubiquitin, Feb 3, 2023
  15. Ubiquitin

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    99 Chinese Balloons
     
    #35 Ubiquitin, Feb 3, 2023
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  16. rocketsjudoka

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    The chairman of the Joint Chiefs recommended against shooting it down because of danger from falling debris. It also
    Might be there to gauge reaction from US air defenses.
     
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  18. cheke64

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    Nuke it now!!! What are you waiting for Brandon!

    -basso
     
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  19. Ubiquitin

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    China: It’s a civilian airship
     
    #39 Ubiquitin, Feb 3, 2023
  20. rocketsjudoka

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    They are saying it's for meteorology.
    https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/03/world/asia/china-spy-balloon.html
    China Says Suspected Spy Balloon Is a ‘Civilian Airship’ That Strayed Off Course
    Beijing said the object, which had been seen flying over Montana, was used mainly for weather research. It was not immediately clear whether the explanation would satisfy the U.S.
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    fter initially telling a news conference that it had to check on the claims about the balloon, the Foreign Ministry said late on Friday in Beijing that it was an innocent mistake.

    “The airship is from China. It is a civilian airship used for research, mainly meteorological, purposes,” an unidentified spokesperson for the ministry said in a statement on its website. “Affected by the Westerlies and with limited self-steering capability, the airship deviated far from its planned course. The Chinese side regrets the unintended entry of the airship into US airspace due to force majeure.”
    More at link.
     
    #40 rocketsjudoka, Feb 3, 2023
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