Pentagon Tracking Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon Over the US

[Onebad06vtx]

There is a Chinese spy ballon floating over our country and we do nothing!
Maybe there is a nuke hidden in it??????????
I just cant believe we sit here and let it happen,WTF.
This country is in big trouble,something very bad is going to happen.
It is only a matter of time.

 

[bwframe]

Let's Go Brandon wanted to shoot it down. Pentagon would not let him...

Recon Brandon used the wrong pronoun for the balloon?


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[Doug]

Reportedly, the Pentagon believes it cannot gain any information they cannot get from low-level satellites and they are concerned about falling debris.

 

[Route 45]

Um...shoot it down?

 

[KokomoDave]

The Pentagon is afraid. I'll shoot that sucker!!

 

[LEaSH]

This is just another way of them telling us that they can do whatever they want to do.

And nothing at all will be done over it.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

One media report says the thing is about 3 times as big as a city bus. Being that gravity is still a thing, shooting down something that heavy may not be the bestest plan if it's over land with people on it. I guess it's too high for a helicopter to reach and hook it given it says it's operating above normal commerical flights. Can we not detect them while they are still over the ocean where their fall would not be so risky?

 

[indykid]

Unfortunately an attack on a Chinese satellite could be considered an act of war probably followed by massive retaliation. Ain’t worth it.

 

[Gunmetalgray]

Bet China would not hesitate to down a foreign spy balloon found flying over their homeland.

 

[bwframe]

Reportedly, the Pentagon believes it cannot gain any information they cannot get from low-level satellites and they are concerned about falling debris.

With this administration, its a roll of the dice on what to believe. I'd take even money on them coordinating what to say?

Joe looks good speaking like we all feel. Pentagon CYA with the limp...

 

[Creedmoor]

Gary Powers weeps.

 

[daddyusmaximus]

Our entire land mass isn't covered in populated area...
I say down it.

 

[Cameramonkey]

Bet China would not hesitate to down a foreign spy balloon found flying over their homeland.

Because if that bus sized apparatus crashed through a family of 10's home killing them all, they wouldnt even blink.

 

[d.kaufman]

Um...shoot it down?

Maybe they're afraid it's like a piñata and when it gets whacked all of China Joe's (Hunter too) secrets will come falling to the ground

 

[Ingomike]

Maybe they're afraid it's like a piñata and when it gets whacked all of China Joe's (Hunter too) secrets will come falling to the ground

Or maybe it has the next biological warfare virus in it…

 

[Cameramonkey]

Or maybe it has the next biological warfare virus in it…

Somebody get a telescope. make sure the return address isnt "Wuhan".

 

[printcraft]

Because if that bus sized apparatus crashed through a family of 10's home killing them all, they wouldnt even blink.

The balloon is probably that size , the payload shouldn’t be anywhere near that big.

 

[Route 45]

Unfortunately an attack on a Chinese satellite could be considered an act of war probably followed by massive retaliation. Ain’t worth it.

It's not a satellite, it's a ****ing balloon in our airspace.

We don't defend ourselves from foreign spy aircraft gathering intelligence in our airspace because shooting it down might hit...what, a cow? It's over Montanta, not the Mall of America!

The Soviet Union shot down one of our U2 spy planes and captured the pilot in 1960. We won't even shoot down an unmanned balloon.

Maybe someone should report that the balloon is filled with pistol braces.

Jesus, we are ****ed.

 

[Cameramonkey]

The balloon is probably that size , the payload shouldn’t be anywhere near that big.

True, but my point still stands. They wouldnt care if it hit something.

 

[Lmo1131]

One media report says the thing is about 3 times as big as a city bus.

Typical sh*tty modern day reporting… the BALLOON is 30’ in diameter, not the instrumentation ‘pod’.