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Re:The US Air Force may have shot down an amateur radio pico... by philistine on Friday February 17, 2023 @01:27PM (#34838400)
I wasn’t clear enough. Communist China is scared of its own spies. Doesn’t trust them. If they can replace them with convoluted Rude Goldberg esque flying balloons, they will.
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Re:The US Air Force may have shot down an amateur radio pico... by xp84 on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @01:43PM (#34885002)
This is an interesting take. I never considered the fear of defection that an actor like China might have.
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