https://www.tampafp.com/the-moment-an-f-22-raptor-takes-down-the-chinese-spy-balloon-over-south-carolina/

When will the ChiCom fluffer come along to condemn the US empire for defending our country from commie spying?

Of course, Bidet* allowed it to travel across the entire mainland first.

Trump would have never allowed that thing in US airspace.  It would have been downed upon detection.

The only reason Biden took this long is he had to clear it with China first.

Now that it's traversed the CONUS and transmitted the INTEL China wanted, they gave Biden the "Okay."

Whatever its purpose, any damage is already done.  Taking action now is fruitless and runs the risk of being illegal if the downing was in international airspace.

Such an embarrassment.

couldn't that thing be capable of delivering a biological weapon?

couldn't that thing be capable of delivering a biological weapon?

Not reliably.  The wind dispersal from such a high elevation would dissipate even an impossibly high concentration level of whatever biological agent it carried.  Add to that the limited payload capacity of such a balloon. 

Balloons for surveillance and spying are just now coming back into vogue because miniaturization of electronics means balloons can carry the needed payloads to accomplish the tasks we relied on larger aircraft and satellites to do.  Balloons are harder to spot from the ground, can avoid most electronic detection systems, are a lot cheaper and quicker to launch than satellites & spy planes, and they can be guided for the most part with remote controls.

So, if you see a weather balloon the size of the Good Year blimp ..... RUN!!   

Trump would have never allowed that thing in US airspace.  It would have been downed upon detection.

The only reason Biden took this long is he had to clear it with China first.

Now that it's traversed the CONUS and transmitted the INTEL China wanted, they gave Biden the "Okay."

Whatever its purpose, any damage is already done.  Taking action now is fruitless and runs the risk of being illegal if the downing was in international airspace.

Such an embarrassment.

"The only reason why it took so long is because the american people found out about it. He would have done nothing if no one knew"

FIFY

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Trump would have never allowed that thing in US airspace.  It would have been downed upon detection.

The only reason Biden took this long is he had to clear it with China first.

Now that it's traversed the CONUS and transmitted the INTEL China wanted, they gave Biden the "Okay."


Such an embarrassment.

I was thinking the same thing.  He only reacted after regular US Citizens saw it and was up in arms about it.  Then he huffed and gawed and claimed credit for "protecting" our country.

This guy is just a plain ol POS.

The only reason Biden took this long is he had to clear it with China first.

"Hi Gang, ummm..... did you guys get the info you wanted?  You did?  Oh, ok.  Just wanted to make sure.  I'm gonna shoot it down now....."

 

Met an old guy today who said his son in law is a f22 instructor at Nellis. He was the instructor of the pilot who shot the balloon down.

The old guy was wearing a f22 shirt, which is what started the convo. He asked if i too was a pilot.

Old guy was with 3 others. So i doubt he would lie in front of them.

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Met an old guy today who said his son in law is a f22 instructor at Nellis. He was the instructor of the pilot who shot the balloon down.

The old guy was wearing a f22 shirt, which is what started the convo. He asked if i too was a pilot.

Old guy was with 3 others. So i doubt he would lie in front of them.

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 If I was the pilot of the world's best fighter jets I wouldnt brag about shooting down a balloon.

unless you are part of the MegaForce

Good commentary from Tucker and Mark.

The Biden Admin is racist towards Chinese

Speaking of balloons, any of you old timers remember this early 80's song?
99 Red Balloons



 

The news this morning were talking about how our government felt that citizens would be potentially put in danger if they were to blow that balloon when it was trekking over the continent.

There are so many vast places over our country where blowing up that balloon would pose no harm to anybody, not even a prairie dog.

WTF.  So much bullshiite.

Lock and Load, people.  Even range ammo is better than nothing.  China took pictures of where we live.

Speaking of balloons, any of you old timers remember this early 80's song?
99 Red Balloons



 

I like the OG version 99 Luftballons

If I was the pilot of the world's best fighter jets I wouldnt brag about shooting down a balloon.

unless you are part of the MegaForce

His peers are giving him shit about it.  Cause it doesn't count as a "kill" and he knows it.  I wonder if his call sign will be changed to "balloon killer".

Message from Xi to Biden: Come on man, relax Joe. The balloon is only just a metaphor for:
Kiss my big round pooh bear ass.

So the media called this a Chinese balloon or ballonn from China but when we refer to a virus as Chinese or from CHina we are somehow racist?

couldn't that thing be capable of delivering a biological weapon?

They already figured out how to deliver biological weapons. Even tested the theory in 2019