U.S. military shoots down suspected Chinese surveillance balloon

Re:U.S. military shoots down suspected Chinese surveillance ... by anigbrowl on Saturday February 04, 2023 @07:02PM (#34659915)

Probably because it was quite a bit larger than usual, going by initial reports. What do you want the government to do, lie and pretend it's one of theirs?

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Re:U.S. military shoots down suspected Chinese surveillance ... by jghn on Saturday February 04, 2023 @07:08PM (#34659959)

It also helps that one side of the political spectrum were able to use it to cast doubt and blame at the other side of the spectrum

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Re:U.S. military shoots down suspected Chinese surveillance ... by allisdust on Saturday February 04, 2023 @08:43PM (#34660723)

There is an enemy balloon flying in your sovereign space and all you could think about is it enables the other side of the politics? Would you say the same thing if its an enemy war plane. And there is no way to to tell which is which just because it looks cute and fluffy floating in the air.

I'm not from the US but at this rate your country doesn't need any external enemies.

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Re:U.S. military shoots down suspected Chinese surveillance ... by geerlingguy on Saturday February 04, 2023 @09:51PM (#34661244)

Sadly right now social media bubbles seem to be fostering the whole "if you're not with me, then you're my enemy" mentality that used to be only the realm of extremists.

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Re:U.S. military shoots down suspected Chinese surveillance ... by jghn on Saturday February 04, 2023 @10:40PM (#34661582)

You realize that this isn’t all that novel a situation, right?

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