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  • 89th8 Offline
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    #28

    Yeah totally an accidental weather balloon.

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    • 89th8 Offline
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      And nuclear sites of interest:

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      • RainmanR Offline
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        #30

        I've seen some of those missile sites, there is nothing to see, at least for the Titan III that are all underground.
        And if there were something to see, it's been seen decades ago. Matter of fact, I think there have been several forum members that have toured Davis-Monthan as well as tours of the missile museums.

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        • Doctor PhibesD Online
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          I'm thinking the main reason to do this isn't actually to gather intelligence, but to send some kind of message and also to see how the US reacts.

          I was only joking

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          • George KG Offline
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            #32

            Is this something?

            "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

            The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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            • jon-nycJ Offline
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              #33

              Only non-witches get due process.

              • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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              • George KG George K

                Is this something?

                CopperC Offline
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                #34

                @George-K said in Chinese Spy Balloon:

                Is this something?

                A weather balloon shooting down an F16.

                Or maybe vice versa.

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                • jon-nycJ Offline
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                  #35

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                  Only non-witches get due process.

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                    #36

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                    Only non-witches get due process.

                    • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                      #37

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                      Only non-witches get due process.

                      • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                      • MikM Offline
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                        Perfect meme fodder.

                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                        • George KG Offline
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                          Screenshot 2023-02-04 at 9.45.28 AM.png

                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                            • jon-nycJ Offline
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                              jon-nyc
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                              Only non-witches get due process.

                              • Cotton Mather, Salem Massachusetts, 1692
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                                George KG Offline
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                                @jon-nyc said in Chinese Spy Balloon:

                                Nice of us to wait until it had gotten all the pictures it needed.

                                "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                  #43

                                  2 questions about the spy balloon…

                                  Was it really too dangerous to shoot it down over fucking Montana? There’s like half a person per square parsec in that state. Makes me think they were worried about dangerous materials on board. (Rank speculation)

                                  The DoD said it didn’t provide any capability the CCP didn’t already have through satellites. Oh really? How do they know? And if that’s true, why did the CCP bother?

                                  Only non-witches get due process.

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                                  • jon-nycJ jon-nyc

                                    2 questions about the spy balloon…

                                    Was it really too dangerous to shoot it down over fucking Montana? There’s like half a person per square parsec in that state. Makes me think they were worried about dangerous materials on board. (Rank speculation)

                                    The DoD said it didn’t provide any capability the CCP didn’t already have through satellites. Oh really? How do they know? And if that’s true, why did the CCP bother?

                                    George KG Offline
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                                    George K
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                                    @jon-nyc said in Chinese Spy Balloon:

                                    2 questions about the spy balloon…

                                    Was it really too dangerous to shoot it down over fucking Montana? There’s like half a person per square parsec in that state. Makes me think they were worried about dangerous materials on board. (Rank speculation)

                                    Here's a suggestion, how about shooting it down over the Aleutian islands, when it was first spotted? It's even more sparsely populated there than Montana.

                                    The DoD said it didn’t provide any capability the CCP didn’t already have through satellites. Oh really? How do they know? And if that’s true, why did the CCP bother?

                                    Excellent points.

                                    Now, what about the OTHER balloon going over Latin America right now?

                                    "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                    The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                      The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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                                      • George KG George K

                                        @jon-nyc said in Chinese Spy Balloon:

                                        2 questions about the spy balloon…

                                        Was it really too dangerous to shoot it down over fucking Montana? There’s like half a person per square parsec in that state. Makes me think they were worried about dangerous materials on board. (Rank speculation)

                                        Here's a suggestion, how about shooting it down over the Aleutian islands, when it was first spotted? It's even more sparsely populated there than Montana.

                                        The DoD said it didn’t provide any capability the CCP didn’t already have through satellites. Oh really? How do they know? And if that’s true, why did the CCP bother?

                                        Excellent points.

                                        Now, what about the OTHER balloon going over Latin America right now?

                                        MikM Offline
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                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #46

                                        @George-K said in Chinese Spy Balloon:

                                        @jon-nyc said in Chinese Spy Balloon:

                                        2 questions about the spy balloon…

                                        Here's a suggestion, how about shooting it down over the Aleutian islands, when it was first spotted? It's even more sparsely populated there than Montana.

                                        Yeah, I was thinking that too.

                                        “I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill

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                                          "Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08

                                          The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.

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