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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:13:15 PM EST
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:14:21 PM EST
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Canada Says 'Potential Second Incident' Linked To Spy Balloon
Canada said Thursday it was working with the United States to track a high-altitude surveillance balloon, and it was monitoring a "potential second incident." "A high-altitude surveillance balloon was detected and its movements are being actively tracked," Canada's defense department said in a statement. https://www.barrons.com/news/canada-says-potential-second-incident-linked-to-spy-balloon-01675402508 |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:14:34 PM EST
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:14:52 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Bringing this down intact would be a treasure-trove of information, especially learning exactly what data it was capturing. Not a trivial task but not impossible. I'm sure some NSA and Air Force teams are researching options for this. Since we have learned that it is maneuvering, I would like to think that we have some people thinking outside the box and trying to figure out how to override controls, take control, and land it. Great first job for Space Force. |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:15:47 PM EST
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Now that everyone is mentioning balloons, I watched something similar last Spring. I'm about 7 miles East of JFK airport in NY, and I thought it'd be strange for some type of weather balloon to be in that area. Too slow moving to be a plane,it drifted slowly northward . I was able to grab a telescope and watch it for about 10 minutes. Late afternoon, it had a silver reflective appearance, pretty high altitude...
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:16:24 PM EST
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:17:04 PM EST
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Is there a flight tracker showing real time?
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:17:30 PM EST
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How do they know its not a bio weapon? If that thing released a bioweapon how would they know?
I am not so sure our government wouldnt cover it up if they did |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:18:23 PM EST
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We should have already brought this damned thing down
Allowing them to do this without consequences really emphasizes to the world that Biden is weak |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:19:26 PM EST
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GD is slipping
 The 5th Dimension - Up, Up and Away (Official Audio) |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:19:57 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Is there a flight tracker showing real time? |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:20:00 PM EST
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:21:24 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: How do they know its not a bio weapon? If that thing released a bioweapon how would they know? I am not so sure our government wouldnt cover it up if they did Probably just a beta test to see how we react for future emp/bio weapons. |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:24:36 PM EST
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The US shouldn't do anything to it. By doing so, it sets a precedence for what they can do to our craft.
Same logic with overflight and why there is a good case to be made that the US let the USSR release the first satellite. |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:25:29 PM EST
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Fox streamer says - 60,000 ft according to DOD
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:27:08 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Fun fact - I had a pretty intensive class years ago for first responders to terrorist events. It was taught by some FBI terrorism dudes and the fire chief that was the incident commander at the OKC bombing. One of the scenarios discussed was the utilization of balloons launched off our coasts to drop biologicals into mainland USA. Tell me more. |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:27:51 PM EST
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:29:07 PM EST
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:29:42 PM EST
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:29:46 PM EST
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Shoot it down you old fucking potato head.
JFC do something for the United States for once. |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:29:57 PM EST
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How will we respond?
Send billions more in cash and a few F-16’s to Z Dog. Apparently China is not a threat. |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:30:28 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Shoot it down you old fucking potato head. JFC do something for the United States for once. He's not paid to do that. |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:30:54 PM EST
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BBC
Why would China use a spy balloon when it has satellites? https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-64508086 |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:31:19 PM EST
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:31:53 PM EST
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If a small nuke went off at that elevation how much damage would the emp cause?
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:33:03 PM EST
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Quote HistoryA picture is worth a thousand words. |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:33:25 PM EST
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:33:41 PM EST
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There's an E-4 out of Andrews showing over northern Missouri now, interesting.
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:36:17 PM EST
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:36:20 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There's an E-4 out of Andrews showing over northern Missouri now, interesting. I'm seeing a KC-135, a small plane registered to the army, and a Royal Canadian plane over Central Missouri, according to my app. |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:36:34 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The US shouldn't do anything to it. By doing so, it sets a precedence for what they can do to our craft. Same logic with overflight and why there is a good case to be made that the US let the USSR release the first satellite. You mean like flying a Chinese F-8 into a US EP-3E over international waters? Then holding the crew hostage for 11 days while they tore the aircraft apart for classified information and equipment? |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:37:16 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted:   Jay |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:37:42 PM EST
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At first I thought there might be a balloon gap but now I realize what nobody is talking about is that this actually shows a strategic advantage we have now that they have had to resort to using weather balloons after running out of chinesium satellites to spy on us.
These weather balloons have the capability to float around willy-nilly and be visible to the naked eye which shows they lack stealth technology as well. Good job, America. |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:39:35 PM EST
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watching the news this afternoon and now they are trying to play it off saying its an off course civilian balloon.
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:40:32 PM EST
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So if we don't shoot it down, does anyone think this'll be the last one?
I foresee a steady stream of balloons coming our way with the precedent this sets. The PRC has learned today that as long as it doesn't put jet engines on the craft, it can overfly us whenever it pleases from now on. It shouldn't even be a freaking question. |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:40:49 PM EST
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Quote History60,000 feet there weekend warrior. |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:40:54 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 87% of our problems stem from the USA sucking chinesium coc. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: How do we know it's of Chinese origin? 87% of our problems stem from the USA sucking chinesium coc.  Attached File |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:40:57 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted:If a small nuke went off at that elevation how much damage would the emp cause? There wouldn't be an EMP. The EMP you are thinking about would result from a nuke detonating outside of the earth's atmosphere and the gamma rays interacting with the ionosphere to create that low frequency emp that would do absolutely nothing except pop some breakers |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:44:45 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: watching the news this afternoon and now they are trying to play it off saying its an off course civilian balloon. No surprise the 'news' is running the CCP approved cover story. It would have a transponder and be squawking if it were a legit research balloon, they show up all the time on ADS-B trackers. |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:45:25 PM EST
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:47:16 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: There wouldn't be an EMP. The EMP you are thinking about would result from a nuke detonating outside of the earth's atmosphere and the gamma rays interacting with the ionosphere to create that low frequency emp that would do absolutely nothing except pop some breakers Ah. Good to know. |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:47:55 PM EST
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Quote HistoryIt's amazing the level of accuracy and range they were able to achieve with a balloon. ICBM - Inter Continental Balloon, man |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:51:04 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It's amazing the level of accuracy and range they were able to achieve with a balloon. ICBM - Inter Continental Balloon, man Quote HistoryQuoted: It's amazing the level of accuracy and range they were able to achieve with a balloon. ICBM - Inter Continental Balloon, man In the press briefing earlier, they said it was maneuverable. They have some manner of controlling it's flight. |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:52:42 PM EST
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I bet we zapped the electronics on that already…
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:53:46 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: 60,000 feet there weekend warrior. Quote HistoryQuoted: 60,000 feet there weekend warrior. I know right?  Amateurs... 
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:56:13 PM EST
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Nice way the Chinese probe our air defense system, but nothing to see here!
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:58:44 PM EST
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Posted: 2/3/2023 1:58:50 PM EST
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The US shouldn't do anything to it. By doing so, it sets a precedence for what they can do to our craft. Same logic with overflight and why there is a good case to be made that the US let the USSR release the first satellite. We are releasing balloons into Chinese airspace and just otherwise doing air breather overflight? |
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Posted: 2/3/2023 2:01:19 PM EST
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Posted: 2/3/2023 2:02:22 PM EST
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