BREAKING - A SUSPECTED CHINESE SURVEILLANCE BALLOON HAS BEEN HOVERING OVER the U.S. FOR THE PAST FEW DAYS, THE U.S. GOV WANTS TO SHOOT IT DOWN!!

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It was detected once it arrived at elevation.

Interesting thread from Twitter...

I'm not sure people realize how big of a deal this is. High-altitude balloons might not be as sexy as autonomous weapons or hypersonics but I think they have the potential to be just as revolutionary for warfare, if not more so.
Balloons can basically do everything satellites do but better. No rocket launch means lower cost. Closer proximity gets better performance from sensors and comms. They can offer persistence measured in months. It's like a GEO satellite at lower altitude.
But the real benefit though is survivability. Balloon material doesn't reflect radar and the payloads tend to be small (the RCS of the payload can be further reduced with LO features like RAM). They're also hard to spot optically or with IR.
If a balloon is found they're still not easy to take out. Balloons are generally cheaper than SAMs that can reach such high altitudes. It's also difficult to distinguish between a slow-moving balloon and chaff.
If they get hit, they don't pop like a party balloon. Rather they slowly leak helium and can remain in the air for days. Once F-18s fired 1000 20mm rounds into a rogue weather balloon and it didn't come down for six days.
So why aren't they being used already? Unlike satellites or aircraft, balloons will just go where the wind takes them. Unless they're tethered but as we saw with JLENS the tether can break. Now modern ML algorithms allow balloons to control where they go using the wind.
In the stratosphere there's always a wind going in the direction you want, it's just a matter of adjusting altitude. Sounds simple but it wasn't possible until recently. It's pretty amazing what these algorithms can do.
So now these balloons can create a C4ISR network that's far more resilient, persistent, and effective than a satellite constellation. Since modern warfare is all about information, this is a big deal especially as space assets grow more vulnerable.
Balloons could also carry missiles, bombs, or loitering munitions for strike missions. Their slow speed means they can't replace aircraft but they could come in handy for missions that require persistence or low cost.
Balloons can't fully replace satellites due to issues like overflight rules, but they still have a huge amount of potential that I think deserves more attention.

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Last Edited by Xaurian on 02/03/2023 01:38 AM

How come no ones asking how do you know it's a Chinese spy balloon like we just had a comet that passes by every 50 000 years niburo has 3 moons this looks just like a moon...

They haven't shown any evidence it came from china and the world would be able to see such object come from that area

We are witnessing a event that we wish was just folklore but it is one of 3 we will see

Count it there will be more in the coming days or weeks

Altitude

How about calling up the Chinese Ambassador and ask him why China's Balloon is over us airspace?

Ohhhh scary balloons

See how quickly you all forget that pharma mutates viruses for profit resulting in the death and injury of the intellectually challenged masses.

China doesnt need a spyballon theres many spies on the ground withing government they would not allow the usa to witness there spying via a balloon...

Come on people if your spying why would you need a balloon that can easily be detected and seen and recorded with a phone kinda defeats the purpose.. it's a moon or planet it deff isnt a balloon and we will see more and more trust me this is the doom all of you salvated for...


Geez spy balloon lmfao wake the fuck up people

its a brassy field

No, I can think about both things at once. I don't really know what good that does though.

EMP balloon .

send one everyday , which one is live ?

Why are they acting gay and saying they want to shoot it down? The Iranians would've already shot it down.

History repeats itself, ever since the Trojan Horse. It should have never made it this far. Just like Putin lied "Oh, we are just doing maneuvers," this is no good. I am sure we are in conversation with China and Biden is believing whatever they are telling him. Our government is now made up of a bunch of lying, DUMB, manipulative politicians! Any farmer would have shot it down AS it crossed into his/her land! Let's start term limits and anyone hired by a new politician is fired when they leave.

Last Edited by Fhre A'an on 02/03/2023 01:42 AM

This path across the us reminds me of the eclipse path in 2017 going across the us

It must be a real bitch only being able to be concerned about one thing at a time.

That would make driving in traffic impossible. I hope you're well insured.

lol that sounds so dumb, the balloons arent niburus moons hahahaha its just a false flag pearl harbor event for ww3 thats popping off within days from today

Clearly our government won’t protect us. That’s enough to make any red-blooded American citizen angry. It’s like they want this.

"haha it's not planet X, it's just WW3, relax"

Baloon above Memphis, high @62,000ft, not sure if is chinese

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Why would they not shoot it down ?

Thats scary.

Saw a Chinese spy balloon
floating in the winter sky.
Panic bells, its red alert;
there's something here from somewhere else!

The war machine, it springs to life,
opens up one eager eye,
focusing it on the sky,
when a Chinese spy balloon goes by.

666 Decision Street
Ninety-nine ministers meet,
to worry, worry, super-scurry,
Call the troops out in a hurry.

This is what we've waited for.
This is it, boys, this is war!
The president is on the line,
As a Chinese spy balloon goes by.

Last Edited by SilverCyprus on 02/03/2023 01:49 AM

cool..china has the capability to fly the balloon all the way from china to US and canada. You guys are so dumb.

Well, next step china is to do is drop the nuclear bomb on you !

At this point another moon would make more sense than a spy balloon from China that we won't shoot down, just let it spy and tell the world to send balloons to spy on America because no way will we shoot them down.

Jets scrambling out of HAFB (Hill Air Force Base). Very unusual at this hour.

That's what they want us to do.

Modern day Trojan Horse.

We bring it down, then a hundred mutant chi-com zombies infected with covaids pop out.

Something tells me these were launched in CANADA

If Chinese, they are probably going to assist Russia with missile guidance, or Biden got caught spying on the Americans, either way, it needs to be brought down. Why Montana? How many more are there?

Hey weren't Russian forces spotted in some old Montana prison back in 2010?

I don't trust any of them China has 27,000 ships off the coast of Equator, I sure as hell don't trust the vaccine wielding Deep state, dont trust Trump, don't trust Canada. ..and I dont trust Russia.

WHERE THEY HELL IS THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD, OUR MILITARY? DC HAS ONE JOB. NATIONAL SECURITY AND THE CAN'T EVEN STOP A DAMN BALOON!

I SAY ITS KRAKEN TIME

Thank you!! I screenshot it this time. But why would a spy balloon have a call number? And do balloons always show up on flightrader?

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