got a visual on the balloon :soypoint-2:
Chinese spy balloon
oh look there's that baseless phrase, repeated dutifully from the State Department by media again
i got banned from /r/worldnews for saying "theres literally no such thing as a spy balloon lmao everybody has satellites"
back during the original balloon's magical journey that is
Because of the "balloon gap" the military will ask that development starts ASAP on the U-3. I think that's a joke.
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Great photo and kudos to our military for taking action. However, this may have led to other objects being shot down days later without enough information to make such a drastic call. Cut ties with China now!
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Love the non sequitur "let's destroy our entire trade economy" at the end
it looks pretty much the same as it did from the ground
USAF just flexin' on the balloon because the U2 can go higher
Why didn't they just have the U2 drag a 1000 foot cable with some hooks? Surely it would be better to have the device in 1 piece, and not spend 400,000 dollars on a missile
The U-2 Dragon Lady
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