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Old 03-02-2023, 05:37 AM #1
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Default Shot Down :Chinese spy balloons flying over USA/Canada airspace, says Pentagon
I would Shoot it down
next time it hovers


[The balloon was spotted over
Billings, Montana - close to one of America's
three nuclear missile silo fields.
Defence officials say the Pentagon has decided
not to shoot it down due to risks of harm
for people on the ground.]


Use a Fast Air Fighter that shoots it so hard
not bits land on the ground below it.


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[The Pentagon said in
a statement: “The balloon is currently traveling
at an altitude well above commercial air traffic
and does not present a military
or physical threat to people on the ground.

“Instances of this kind of balloon activity
have been observed previously over the
past several years.
Once the balloon was detected,
the US government acted immediately to
protect against the collection of
sensitive information.”]

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/...se-spy-balloon


https://news.sky.com/story/chinese-s...tagon-12801851

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China says it is Weather Balloon
that went, off course.


[A statement, China's foreign ministry
said it was used for "mainly meteorological"
purposes.

China "regrets the unintended entry"
of the balloon into US airspace, it added.]


https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-64515033
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its the size of about 3 buses, so you don't want to shoot at it and have that debris fall to earth. Also, the height its flying at, it wont get a better picture than the chinese can get from their satellites
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It is collecting weather data
so, not a Spy.

Winds took it in the wrong direction


China Stated.
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Now Secretary Blinken
has cancelled his trip to China.


https://news.sky.com/story/spy-ballo...china-12802188
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I did a VR thing where you "go up attached to a weather balloon". They go really fkn high... quite scary...
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I did a VR thing where you "go up attached to a weather balloon". They go really fkn high... quite scary...

Yes
But this being so large
many cameras
and weather sensors.

Although USA
does not trust it is just a weather balloon
hence the Blinken Secretary cancelling his trip
for now.
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Pentagon says it is a not
a Weather Balloon

Just on USA CNN HD
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Did it come in from Trudeau's Chinada?
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Did it come in from Trudeau's Chinada?

It went over Alaska & Canada first



[Anthony Blinken was expected in China on 5 and 6 February]

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If it was a Russian spy balloon do you think Beijing Biden would have had it shot down by now?
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"SHOOT DOWN THE BALLOON"


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A Second Big White Balloon is now located
over South America.

CNN HD USA on UK TV
reports,
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There are some reports that there has been an exploration over Montana.

I'm not sure if it's true or not yet or whether it has anything to do with the balloon or not.
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There are some reports that there has been an exploration over Montana.

I'm not sure if it's true or not yet or whether it has anything to do with the balloon or not.
Sure Military is Expanding
all the time.
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The Baloon now over Charlottte,
North Carolina

Pushed by the Jet Stream

When it goes over water
USA can shoot it down if they want to.


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The Spy Balloon
is powered by Solar Panels

As it goes over the sea
USA President Biden
has said he will take care of it.

Ref:Ch4HDnews.
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USA Pauses Flights from around Myrtle Beach


3 USA Airports Paused



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The 2nd China Spy Balloon
is going over South America
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Within the next hour
it expected USA will Capture
or take down that China Spy Balloon,

All Planes on that Coast are now Paused.

Around 12 miles out at the Sea
It is still USA Territory


Reporter Mark Stone
in the USA for SkyNewsHD.
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USA Fighter Jet
just shot it down over the Sea.

They will now attempt to recover
what's left of it.


All Media.
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USA Fighter Jet
just shot it down over the Sea.

They will now attempt to recover
what's left of it.


All Media.

What would happen if the balloon was filled with a deadly virus or toxic waste or something ?!?!?


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