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Tie Nylon
User ID: 85108001 Canada 02/03/2023 11:02 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: China said balloon is a civilian craft designed primarily for meteorological study that blew off course. And we were too scared to shoot it down. This is how an EMP will eventually get us. Quoting: Big Daddy D The USAF could have snagged this object and attached a tow-line to it, taken it down for investigation. So... none of what we are hearing passes the sniff test yet. Unless it has some device in it that would make it detonate at a certain altitude Possible, yep. Although that design would also limit any retrieval procedure for the Chinese. The one thing a "surveillance balloon" can do that a spy satellite cannot do is act as a delivery system. Live not by lies. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 83156220 Canada 02/03/2023 11:03 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: China said balloon is a civilian craft designed primarily for meteorological study that blew off course. They were checking Military hardware in Montana. If we retaliate, they’ll cut us off economically, that’s why it wasn’t shot down. They’re on the Russian’s side. This event confirmed that to our governments. That’s my take. |
FeedYourHead
User ID: 77416429 United States 02/03/2023 11:03 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: China said balloon is a civilian craft designed primarily for meteorological study that blew off course. This is just the swamp testing to see just how close WE are to accepting IDIOCRICY as our reality. A Chinese Balloon SPY craft? It's pure LUNACY! Ask Alice when she's 10ft tall This is a battle for the future of civilization. If free speech is lost even in America, tyranny is all that lies ahead. Elon Musk |
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FeedYourHead
User ID: 77416429 United States 02/03/2023 11:05 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: China said balloon is a civilian craft designed primarily for meteorological study that blew off course. They were checking Military hardware in Montana. Quoting: -Kate- If we retaliate, they’ll cut us off economically, that’s why it wasn’t shot down. They’re on the Russian’s side. This event confirmed that to our governments. That’s my take. People really need to revisit how hot air balloons work and how they are controlled....IF we did it would quickly reveal just how absolutely RIDICULOUS this entire story is. Ask Alice when she's 10ft tall This is a battle for the future of civilization. If free speech is lost even in America, tyranny is all that lies ahead. Elon Musk |
will.b.wuz
User ID: 68586479 United States 02/03/2023 11:05 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: China said balloon is a civilian craft designed primarily for meteorological study that blew off course. I was going for more like swamp gas... guess they fooled me.. [link to en.wikipedia.org (secure)] Last Edited by will.b.wuz on 02/03/2023 11:06 AM |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 85134434 United States 02/03/2023 11:09 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: China said balloon is a civilian craft designed primarily for meteorological study that blew off course. And we were too scared to shoot it down. This is how an EMP will eventually get us. Quoting: Big Daddy D The USAF could have snagged this object and attached a tow-line to it, taken it down for investigation. So... none of what we are hearing passes the sniff test yet. Unless it has some device in it that would make it detonate at a certain altitude Possible, yep. Although that design would also limit any retrieval procedure for the Chinese. The one thing a "surveillance balloon" can do that a spy satellite cannot do is act as a delivery system. been sayin |
uscrusader1
User ID: 79524545 United States 02/03/2023 11:10 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: China said balloon is a civilian craft designed primarily for meteorological study that blew off course. Amateur Radio Operator here. Point to point comms from sat uplinks and downlinks cannot be surveilled without being 'in the beam'. Malmstrom or (?) sat comms are being received by the balloon. Mil encryption is rudimentary and will be decrypted later. Malmstrom is a working base with 150 ballistic missles. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 85134434 United States 02/03/2023 11:10 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: China said balloon is a civilian craft designed primarily for meteorological study that blew off course. WELL Our COunterintelligience TSCM Technical Surveillance Countermeasures knew within minutes of scanning/sweeping the technology hanging from the balloon that looks like a satellite with solar panels and determine what it was doing ,which would be an arry of scenarios that is to much explain here.. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 72503626 |
Patriot_In_Waiting
User ID: 58360223 United States 02/03/2023 11:10 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: China said balloon is a civilian craft designed primarily for meteorological study that blew off course. What do you think the Chinese or Russians would do in this situation if things were reversed? Yeah, they’d shoot it down. There is a foreign intelligence gathering tool hovering over our sensitive military areas !!!!! I would also have a “civilian aircraft “ Over Xi’s house too. Patriot_In_Waiting My name is patriot_in_waiting and I'm a GLPTARD If we get caught.....I'm deaf, and you don't speak English |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 72503626 United States 02/03/2023 11:11 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: China said balloon is a civilian craft designed primarily for meteorological study that blew off course. They were checking Military hardware in Montana. Quoting: -Kate- If we retaliate, they’ll cut us off economically, that’s why it wasn’t shot down. They’re on the Russian’s side. This event confirmed that to our governments. That’s my take. China's scanning tham and finding out there Air BNB's now we moved on to badder batter quicker things... We decommisioned many ICBM silos years ago some of them have people building condos inside of them and air bnb's...lol |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 51212515 United States 02/03/2023 11:11 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: China said balloon is a civilian craft designed primarily for meteorological study that blew off course. Its just crazy that it was even allowed to get close, unbelievable. It shows just how weak and ineffective the United States is. All on display for every country, but especially countries that hate us the most. |
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FeedYourHead
User ID: 77416429 United States 02/03/2023 11:21 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: China said balloon is a civilian craft designed primarily for meteorological study that blew off course. Except that weather patterns with la nina would be predictable this ballon made it as it was intended Yeah? You actually believe China was able to steer this balloon simply by adjusting it's flight level to coincide with wind patterns for thousands of miles and camp it over Montana? Tell me, just where did they store all the FUEL it would have required to keep the envelope (Balloon) airborne for the trip? Educate yourself with just a little basic information as to how hot air balloons operate and you will quickly realize hos STOOPID this entire story is. Just because our government and msm are klowns doesn't mean the rest of us have to be. Last Edited by FeedYourHead on 02/03/2023 11:23 AM Ask Alice when she's 10ft tall This is a battle for the future of civilization. If free speech is lost even in America, tyranny is all that lies ahead. Elon Musk |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 85134434 United States 02/03/2023 11:22 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: China said balloon is a civilian craft designed primarily for meteorological study that blew off course. Let's continue : So,this thing is so huge we can't take it down ? Then China launches this craft and has no means to have it self destruct ? I'm sorry ...esplain ? U.S. is looking pathetically weak and STUPID. |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 84988910 Canada 02/03/2023 11:25 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: China said balloon is a civilian craft designed primarily for meteorological study that blew off course. they know what some wanted even then.... so yes, they told to the world the truth... but low IQ.... I looked up the lyrics and was flabbergasted: You and I in a little toy shop Buy a bag of balloons with the money we've got Set them free at the break of dawn 'Til one by one, they were gone Back at base, bugs in the software Flash the message, "Something's out there!" Floating in the summer sky Ninety-nine red balloons go by [Instrumental Interlude] [Verse 1] Ninety-nine red balloons Floating in the summer sky Panic bells, it's red alert! There's something here from somewhere else! The war machine springs to life Opens up one eager eye Focusing it on the sky When ninety-nine red balloons go by [Verse 2] 99 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 ninety-nine red balloons go by [Verse 3] Ninety-nine knights of the air Ride super high-tech jet fighters Everyone's a superhero Everyone's a "Captain Kirk" With orders to identify To clarify and classify Scramble in the summer sky Ninety-nine red balloons go by As ninety-nine red balloons go by You might also like [Outro] Ninety-nine dreams I have had In every one, a red balloon It's all over and I'm standin' pretty In this dust that was a city If I could find a souvenir Just to prove the world was here And here is a red balloon I think of you, and let it go... |
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Anonymous Coward User ID: 83127097 United States 02/03/2023 11:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: China said balloon is a civilian craft designed primarily for meteorological study that blew off course. Except that weather patterns with la nina would be predictable this ballon made it as it was intended Yeah? You actually believe China was able to steer this balloon simply by adjusting it's flight level to coincide with wind patterns for thousands of miles and camp it over Montana? Tell me, just where did they store all the FUEL it would have required to keep the envelope (Balloon) airborne for the trip? Educate yourself with just a little basic information as to how hot air balloons operate and you will quickly realize hos STOOPID this entire story is. Just because our government and msm are klowns doesn't mean the rest of us have to be. [link to www.thedrive.com (secure)] |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 73911076 United States 02/03/2023 11:27 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: China said balloon is a civilian craft designed primarily for meteorological study that blew off course. [imgur] [link to imgur.com (secure)] |