Why the U.S. Isn’t Shooting Down the Chinese Spy Balloon

Posted by fortran77 on Friday February 03, 2023 @11:27PM
from the theatlantic.com dept.

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Re:Why the U.S. Isn’t Shooting Down the Chinese Spy Balloon by bediger4000 on Saturday February 04, 2023 @12:15AM (#34651766)

I bet the Air or Space Force has already fried the balloon's payload with a HERF gun.

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Re:Why the U.S. Isn’t Shooting Down the Chinese Spy Balloon by fortran77 on Saturday February 04, 2023 @01:10AM (#34652019)

That’s what I heard someone else speculate today, and it would make sense.

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Re:Why the U.S. Isn’t Shooting Down the Chinese Spy Balloon by Acutulus on Saturday February 04, 2023 @12:17AM (#34651773)

I don't know for sure of course. But I would hazard a guess this RC-135U ELINT aircraft has been keeping a close eye on it, given its flight path.

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Re:Why the U.S. Isn’t Shooting Down the Chinese Spy Balloon by LinuxBender on Saturday February 04, 2023 @09:23AM (#34654694)

There's at least two of them now [1] and the pentagon confirmed they are surveillance devices.

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Re:Why the U.S. Isn’t Shooting Down the Chinese Spy Balloon by haspoken on Sunday February 05, 2023 @07:52PM (#34671774)

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