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Thread: NORAD Watching Suspected Chinese Surveillance Balloon Over USA

  1. 02-06-2023, 07:35 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by krystian View Post
    But wait...there's more. At least one more over South America.

    Second balloon over Latin America is ours - China - BBC News
    But that's THEIR problem.
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    Quote Originally Posted by John View Post
    That's the story, it may not be the truth. The thing that sticks out to me is it was reportedly "shot down" after its mission was complete, traversing the USA, all the while sending data it needed to collect.
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    Yep. The Chinese mission was accomplished, shooting it down on live TV was just theatre.
    BINGO.
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    Quote Originally Posted by John View Post
    It could have been a self destruct mechanism once the balloon went into descent.

    I'm sure we'll get a story in due time.
    Oh it will be a story alright - but will it be truth?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Highly Favoured View Post
    Oh it will be a story alright - but will it be truth?
    Oh yes, of course, enemy spy balloons are always blown up on live TV.
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    China has been doing balloons and fireworks for hundreds of years.
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    The only reason that balloon was hit is because it caught the public eye.

    I wonder what they are allowing that we don't know about? I'm halfway convinced that we'll wake up one morning and be China, nary a shot fired.
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    Quote Originally Posted by John View Post
    The only reason that balloon was hit is because it caught the public eye.

    I wonder what they are allowing that we don't know about? I'm halfway convinced that we'll wake up one morning and be China, nary a shot fired.
    Canada too. Many people refer to us as Chinada. Apparently we have Chinese police detachments to keep track of the Chinese here. It goes much deeper than that.
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    Quote Originally Posted by A.J. View Post
    Canada too. Many people refer to us as Chinada. Apparently we have Chinese police detachments to keep track of the Chinese here. It goes much deeper than that.
    Yep, they control the in-country Chinese by threatening to take action against their families at home.
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    Yep, they control the in-country Chinese by threatening to take action against their families at home.
    WOW!
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    They're not sure what this one is yet.

    US shoots down another ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska | The Hill
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