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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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 Quoting: The Baffled Oaken Paw


Jeez, figure it out. Would you not want to get whatever info is on board?

In WW 2 the Japs launched balloon bombs to the US from Japan, so not new.
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Why is Montana flying a Chinese flag?
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It’s NBC, I doubt a Chinese flag would be flying in Montana, it would be torched fast! They’re like Albertans.
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President Biden was briefed and asked for military options.
@SecDef convened a senior DoD leadership yesterday, and officials discussed shooting it down. Top generals strongly recommended against that "due to the risk to safety and security of people on the ground."


If it's "just" a balloon with surveillance equipment, why would there be risk? It's not like Montana is a highly populated area. Even if it was, it would blow up in smithereens.
Nuclear battery?
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So we can shoot down starlink right??
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What does that mean?
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This country has officially become a joke. What exactly is there to discuss? I can’t even believe this story…and releasing/leaking it to the press? Now we publicly look absurd on this and not just in a Chinese darkened room.

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Woah! I like how the US government of defense has discuss if they should shoot it down and how...uhh, shouldn't you have contingency plans in place? Gov't isn't planned for anything. Wait till the aliens invade us.
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It is probably an oversized Chinese Lantern.
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 Quoting: KingChaos777


I can see how such a stealthy object made it all the way to Montana through our continental air defenses
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I can see how such a stealthy object made it all the way to Montana through our continental air defenses
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LOL seriously
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and u thought the $$ to UKRAINE paid for ammo to use on PUTIN.
wait til it gets over Chicago or Memphis. might wanta read "Lights Out".
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we went from being over the target, to actually being the target. too close to the truth.


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 Quoting: KingChaos777


I can see how such a stealthy object made it all the way to Montana through our continental air defenses
 Quoting: Dodger007


chuckle
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 Quoting: KingChaos777


That's no balloon, it's a space station!

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 Quoting: Ostria1


What does that mean?
 Quoting: The Baffled Oaken Paw


Current threat level has been risen.

DEFCON 2 FAST PACE Armed forces ready to deploy and engage in less than six hours
[link to militarybase.net (secure)]
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LS-andsoitbegins
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NC-ud0ntsay
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instead of shooting it down, catch it. use a net or skydivers to force it down.
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2020 The SHTF literally as TP ran out.

we went from being over the target, to actually being the target. too close to the truth.


if i had a dollar for everytime someone says "merge" without using the word, i'd b so green i'd b King of Mars.
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Good question
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pew pew pew
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This country has officially become a joke. What exactly is there to discuss? I can’t even believe this story…and releasing/leaking it to the press? Now we publicly look absurd on this and not just in a Chinese darkened room.
 Quoting: Larphillips


well, MEXICO can invade us. why not CHINA? fair is fair.
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2020 The SHTF literally as TP ran out.

we went from being over the target, to actually being the target. too close to the truth.


if i had a dollar for everytime someone says "merge" without using the word, i'd b so green i'd b King of Mars.
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So does this have a connection to what Putin said about modern warfare?
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Been seeing drones only after dark in W. Colorado, near Colorado River
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President Biden was briefed and asked for military options.
@SecDef convened a senior DoD leadership yesterday, and officials discussed shooting it down. Top generals strongly recommended against that "due to the risk to safety and security of people on the ground."


If it's "just" a balloon with surveillance equipment, why would there be risk? It's not like Montana is a highly populated area. Even if it was, it would blow up in smithereens.
Nuclear battery?
 Quoting: Xaurian


Oooh, it could be full of plague-infected fleas
The Japanese had a plan to do that in WW2

( kidding you know, but they might fear some radioactive material is onboard.)

Last Edited by Dodger007 on 02/02/2023 06:24 PM
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