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Re:Why would a 21st century warplane shoot a balloon with a ... by barrkel on Monday February 06, 2023 @07:26AM (#34676354)
I believe the chief of a weather monitoring bureau was removed from his position.
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Re:Why would a 21st century warplane shoot a balloon with a ... by rippercushions on Monday February 06, 2023 @07:34AM (#34676429)
It's awkward how often these civilian weather monitoring operations go awry, isn't it?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1960_U-2_incident

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Re:Why would a 21st century warplane shoot a balloon with a ... by badcppdev on Monday February 06, 2023 @07:46AM (#34676534)
Do you feel this incident from 63 years ago is relevant now?

For context it's closer to the first powered flight in 1903 than it is to the present day.

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Re:Why would a 21st century warplane shoot a balloon with a ... by rippercushions on Monday February 06, 2023 @07:50AM (#34676571)
Yes? Both are ham-handed spy missions by a superpower on another, covered up as "weather missions" only after getting caught with their pants down.
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