Spy balloon sent by China to US skies,

[snailspace]

A threat ignored

 

[jaF0]

Truth?

China says the balloon is theirs but not used for spying. Here's what we know​

China's foreign ministry described the balloon as "a civilian airship" used for meteorological research that had blown far off course by winds. The Pentagon suspects it's collecting information.



I don't know. They lie too. But I'm more inclined to believe that story than anything the Orangutan ever says.

 

[DeluxAuto]

A threat ignored

I tried to ignore it from most of my news aggregates but couldn't.

 

[ll74]

A threat ignored

What do you mean by ignored?

 

[lazy_literotic]

I don't know how much of a threat it is -
going over areas that have those missile silos -
I'm sure china knows where they all are, spy satellites have been around for decades.
electronic eavesdropping - I don't know, all those lines are secured etc.
that thing will eventually come down, we'll pick it up and see what it was doing.

 

[ll74]

I don't know how much of a threat it is -
going over areas that have those missile silos -
I'm sure china knows where they all are, spy satellites have been around for decades.
electronic eavesdropping - I don't know, all those lines are secured etc.
that thing will eventually come down, we'll pick it up and see what it was doing.

It's enough of a threat that the US asked for an explanation and China provided one. That isn't the highest alert status, but definitely noteworthy

 

[lazy_literotic]

It's enough of a threat that the US asked for an explanation and China provided one. That isn't the highest alert status, but definitely noteworthy

of course - incursion into another country's airspace rqs phone calls etc.
and wallah what a surprise - it's a weather balloon haha.
of course it's spying.
surprisingly lo tech - maybe our people are monitoring the radio signals it's sending back to red china?

 

[ll74]

Yeah, this was a bigger deal than the usual incursions.

Blinken postpones trip to Beijing after Chinese spy balloon spotted over US, officials say

 

[jaF0]

The best ones to determine if it's a weather balloon would be NASA, NOAA/NWS and Environment Canada.

 

[ll74]

This article is all over the place. Pentagon says no big deal, China says no big deal, but anonymous defense guy says big deal...lol.

https://www.scmp.com/news/china/dip...beijing-urges-us-respond-calmly-and-prudently

A senior defence official, speaking on the condition of anonymity, told the news agency the US had “very high confidence” it was a Chinese high-altitude balloon and it was flying over sensitive sites to collect information.

 

[Bray123]

As seen by telescope:

https://imgur.com/LMMpLXi

 

[lazy_literotic]

Yeah, this was a bigger deal than the usual incursions.

Blinken postpones trip to Beijing after Chinese spy balloon spotted over US, officials say

sort of an Andre Gromyko part deux?

 

[jaF0]

Of course the US has never done such a thing.

 

[lazy_literotic]

little known fact, after Gary powers was shot down-
a condition of his release was no spy flights over Russia. well s u then.
satellites were taking over then anyway.

 

[Bray123]

Does anyone seriously think that China is still using spy balloons in this day and age. Even the Japanese could get no further than Bly, Oregon during WW2.

 

[Rightguide]

They probably told Joe he better not shoot it down.

 

[DeluxAuto]

Does anyone seriously think that China is still using spy balloons in this day and age. Even the Japanese could get no further than Bly, Oregon during WW2.

Only the dumbest of the dumb.

They probably told Joe he better not shoot it down.

 

[Rightguide]

The best ones to determine if it's a weather balloon would be NASA, NOAA/NWS and Environment Canada.

Not really. The NSA is probably reading its telemetry streams or jamming them.

 

[Rightguide]

Does anyone seriously think that China is still using spy balloons in this day and age. Even the Japanese could get no further than Bly, Oregon during WW2.

You should probably educate yourself before spouting off about things you know nothing about. Here's an article more than 3 years old:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/02/pentagon-balloons-surveillance-midwest

 

[snailspace]

The Chinese claim its a weather balloon of its course. Why need a weather balloon, watch the Weather Channel!

 

[jaF0]

SnailFly doesn't know how meteorologists get their information.

 

[snailspace]

Why not shoot it down?

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/...-top-delivery-platform-for-nuclear-emp-attack

Dry run: Balloons called top ‘delivery platform’ for nuclear EMP attack​

 

[snailspace]

“Why won’t Biden shoot down the Chinese spy balloon that is currently flying over the United States?” asked Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.). “The Chinese Communist Party is a threat to our existence.”

Its a good question, IMO!

 

[Rightguide]

The Chinese claim its a weather balloon of its course. Why need a weather balloon, watch the Weather Channel!

The "balloon" is maneuverable. I wonder if it is releasing anything nefarious into our atmosphere or if it is capable of releasing anything if it were to be shot down. In the news conference this morning the General was very evasive about how big the balloon is saying its size could create significant damage on the ground if shot down.

 

[DeluxAuto]

You should probably educate yourself before spouting off about things you know nothing about. Here's an article more than 3 years old:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/02/pentagon-balloons-surveillance-midwest

He said CHINA and your link is to the Pentagon (USA) using them, genius.

You should probably educate yourself about the country you live in and the post you're replying to before spouting off.