Spy Balloon

[Carl in Michigan]

Hmmm. That looks like something I saw a couple days ago. I was trying to figure out what could make the bizarre vapor trail I was looking at.

Balloons don't make vapor trails

 

[Carl in Michigan]

Don't worry. CHINA says it's looking into it

“As for Blinken’s visit to China, I have no information," she said.

A senior defense official told Pentagon reporters that the U.S. has “very high confidence” that the object was a Chinese high-altitude balloon and was flying over sensitive sites to collect information.

One of the places the balloon was spotted was over the state of Montana, which is home to one of America's three nuclear missile silo fields at Malmstrom Air Force Base. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive information.

Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said the balloon is “currently traveling at an altitude well above commercial air traffic and does not present a military or physical threat to people on the ground.”

Ryder said similar balloon activity has been seen in the past several years and the government has taken steps to ensure no sensitive information was stolen.

President Biden was briefed and asked the military to present options, according to a senior administration official, who was also not authorized to publicly discuss sensitive information.

 

[toobfreak]

Large Chinese spy balloon spotted over the US​

Boy, that sure snuck up on us fast! So much for our Early Warning Defense Shield! Good thing it isn't a nuke being airmailed to us from Putin!

 

[toobfreak]

its fucking montana,, over 80% of the state is not occupied,, and considering it would drop straight down it should be easy to bring it down safely,,,

With an incendiary missile, there wouldn't be much of anything left to land anywhere.

Now just imagine: Trump is in office and Putin has sent a spy balloon over Ukraine and Trump says to just let it go, too dangerous to shoot down!

You can just hear all of the howling baby lefter monkeys screaming russian asset/impeach right now, can't you?

 

[toobfreak]

Shoot it down just because we don't let violations of our airspace

Funny that Biden's Pentagon didn't even spot it until it was over our territory! I'd be firing a few generals!

But I'm sure China is thrilled to know they can send spy cameras right over our airbases and nuclear/military installations at will by the dozens now and Joe's and Milley's hands are tied, not sure how to handle it!

WHAT TO DO! WHAT TO DO!

Maybe Joe ought to phone Donald and wake him up and ask him how a MAN would handle this?!

U.S. SUPREME MILITARY COMMANDER

 

[toobfreak]

You are not really very bright if you think it would drop straight down.

Yeah, it might turn left at Walla Walla and head 500 miles west towards Portland, right, gumdrop?

 

[candycorn]

Now just imagine: Trump is in office and Putin has sent a spy balloon

Imagine? I think they did that already..

 

[toobfreak]

I will go with the word of our military's that have actually seen it instead of some troll on the internet.

You mean like you went with the military's opinions during 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020?

 

[toobfreak]

This would have never happened under any other president and military leadership....

Can you imagine the Chinese letting one of our spy balloons flying over their military installations?

 

[Harpy Eagle]

You mean like you went with the military's opinions during 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020?

Yep. Unlike you I do not love or hate our military based upon the party of the president.

 

[toobfreak]

We have an air force drone that circles the planet constantly spying, we have hundreds of satellites spying, and finally, we employ millions to spy on their govt. We do use weather balloons though.

So in other words it is only fair that turnabout is fair play?

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Can you imagine the Chinese letting one of our spy balloons flying over their military installations?

Do we have spy balloons?

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Funny that Biden's Pentagon didn't even spot it until it was over our territory! I'd be firing a few generals!

How do you know when it was spotted?

Do you know the route it took to get to where it is?

 

[toobfreak]

Wtf is Brandon waiting for?

 

[Frankenstein]

Because not everyone is dumbshit like you...

Retired Col. Steve Ganyard, an ABC News contributor, said the balloon appeared to be a standard research vessel -- which would mean it was unpowered and drifted with the jet stream.

Spoken like a true communist sympathizer

 

[Frankenstein]

Maybe because it is the size of 3 busses and there is no way to control where it would land.

Right like we do not have something that could completely disintegrate it spoken like a true Biden administration apologist.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Right like we do not have something that could completely disintegrate it spoken like a true Biden administration apologist.

What would you suggest we use on it that would do that?

 

[Frankenstein]

We can't shoot it down, they paid good money to China Xiden to allow them to spy on our silos, and whatever else they want to.

 

[Frankenstein]

What would you suggest we use on it that would do that?

Oh I am not sure but be sure we have something this is utter B.S it's the balloon that is big, you mean to tell me we have no contingency for this B.S. Besides they paid Joe Xiden well for this

 

[Frankenstein]

Its ok the US responded by sending over our own balloon

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Has it's own hot air supply also