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    89th
    wrote on 3 Feb 2023, 22:39 last edited by
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    And nuclear sites of interest:

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      Rainman
      wrote on 3 Feb 2023, 22:53 last edited by
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      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 Phibes
        wrote on 3 Feb 2023, 23:03 last edited by
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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 K
          wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 01:13 last edited by
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          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-nyc
            wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 01:21 last edited by
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            Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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              4 Feb 2023, 01:13

              Is this something?

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              Copper
              wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 02:15 last edited by
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              @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-nyc
                wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 11:43 last edited by
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                  jon-nyc
                  wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 11:44 last edited by
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                    jon-nyc
                    wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 12:32 last edited by
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                      Mik
                      wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 13:20 last edited by
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                      Perfect meme fodder.

                      "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                        George K
                        wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 15:46 last edited by
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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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                          mark
                          wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 16:13 last edited by
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                            jon-nyc
                            wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 20:06 last edited by
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                              4 Feb 2023, 20:06

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                              George K
                              wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 21:22 last edited by
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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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                                jon-nyc
                                wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 21:36 last edited by jon-nyc 2 Apr 2023, 21:36
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                                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?

                                Thank you for your attention to this matter.

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                                  4 Feb 2023, 21:36

                                  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?

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                                  George K
                                  wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 21:53 last edited by
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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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                                    George K
                                    wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 21:54 last edited by
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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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                                      4 Feb 2023, 21:53

                                      @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?

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                                      Mik
                                      wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 21:57 last edited by
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                                      @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.

                                      "The intelligent man who is proud of his intelligence is like the condemned man who is proud of his large cell." Simone Weil

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                                        George K
                                        wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 22:00 last edited by
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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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                                          89th
                                          wrote on 4 Feb 2023, 22:17 last edited by 89th 2 Apr 2023, 22:18
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