Floating a Trial Balloon….Literally

[jotathought]

Guess ol' Fang Fang was checking on Eric Swalwell

 

[Lesh]

after it took pics of all of our military installations and missile silos so they can be targeted.

Because that CAN’T be done with low flying satellites with high res cameras

Nahhh

 

[Hutch Starskey]

Doesn't matter what it can do, Simp.

If violated our airspace for days and Chicom Joe did nothing.

Honestly you have no way of knowing what measures and countermeasures were deployed to disrupt the effectiveness of the Chinese devices.

 

[Nostra]

You’re acting like a child.

Why? For proving you are full of shit?

 

[Nostra]

Honestly you have no way of knowing what measures and countermeasures were deployed to disrupt the effectiveness of the Chinese devices.

So? It violated our airspace for days, Simp.

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

The Pentagon is not asking for your advice.

Yes, Chinese Spy Balloons Flew Over The U.S. When President Trump Was In Office Too

Talking heads on cable TV were up in arms about the Chinese spy balloon that was shot down over the Atlantic Ocean on Saturday. But Chinese balloons were flying over the U.S. when former President Donald Trump was in office too.

www.forbes.com

And yet with this claim (that Trump's defense secretary denies ever happened) the Pentagon can't provide dates, times, and refused to comment on whether they were shot down or not. Hmmm.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

In a world of drones and satellites, why use a spy balloon?

In a world of advanced surveillance technology, including drones and satellites, why on Earth would a country use a balloon for spying?

www.spokesman.com

“Balloons offer a few advantages over the use of satellites or drones,” James Rogers, an academic at the University of Southern Denmark and Cornell University, who currently advises the U.N. Security Council on the transnational threat of drones, said in emailed comments.

“Not only are they cheaper than launching satellites into space, but by operating within the bounds of the earth’s atmosphere, closer to the surface, they can obtain better-quality images.” Rogers adds that the latest generation of balloons are high-tech in their own right, “envisaged as systems that can fly up to 90,000 feet, deploy their own drone systems,” and detect incoming missiles.

Clarke points out that balloons can soar above the range of most planes, and their slow speed also means they aren’t always picked up by radar. Additional technology or paint can help to further conceal them. Equally important, balloons can stay over one area for longer periods than satellites, if the weather permits.

Satellites can provide high-resolution imagery, Clarke said in an interview, “but the ability to monitor, to pick up wireless or computer traffic is an advantage if you can stay in one place. … The satellite can only pick that up as it travels over for a relatively short period.”

 

[Hutch Starskey]

Doesn't matter what it is, Simp.

It was violating our sovereign airspace.

It will be addressed accordingly.

 

[j-mac]

Because that CAN’T be done with low flying satellites with high res cameras

Nahhh

Only if they get lucky….Balloons are far more maneuverable, and have the ability to hover and get clearer pics…

 

[Nostra]

It will be addressed accordingly.

Really? How?

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Yet, you will lay down for what the Government tells you for any event as long as it's a democrat administration telling you....

Can you give a couple of examples?

 

[Hutch Starskey]

Cool. Show me the nuclear missile silos in Montana and the Dakotas, Wyoming....

Of course you would choose the dumbest possible response rather than think for a second and realize that China has at least the same capabilities as Google.

I only referenced Google earth as it’s representative of the satellite imaging capabilities you should all understand. At least on a consumer grade level.

 

[surada]

And yet with this claim (that Trump's defense secretary denies ever happened) the Pentagon can't provide dates, times, and refused to comment on whether they were shot down or not. Hmmm.

Probably went right over my house in MB. Recovery is underway.

China says it reserves right to respond to downing of surveillance balloon

The FBI is expected to take custody of any recovered components of the balloon and ship them to its lab in Quantico, Virginia, a senior government official told ABC News.

abcnews.go.com

 

[struth]

why is this even being discussed.

US Military Fears China May Reach Balloon Wreckage Before They Can Get There – Proper Salvage Vessel Won’t Be There For Days​

Oh Good Grief. US Military Fears China May Reach Balloon Wreckage Before They Can Get There - Proper Salvage Vessel Won't Be There For Days | The Gateway Pundit | by Jim Hoft

How to destroy a superpower in two years or less.

www.thegatewaypundit.com

it’s being discussed because joey xiden is in charge…he’s obviously a chinese puppet and will try his best to make his masters in the CCP happy

 

[j-mac]

It will be addressed accordingly.

Yeah like this:

 

[Lesh]

So? It violated our airspace for days, Simp.

As did the balloons used during the Trump admin

 

[Ray From Cleveland]

As did the balloons used during the Trump admin

No, the Pentagon described those balloons as "briefly" came into our air space.

 

[j-mac]

Can you give a couple of examples?

Sure….https://www.usmessageboard.com/search/1001580/?q=Golfing+gator&o=relevance

 

[j-mac]

As did the balloons used during the Trump admin

Nah, not buying it…Esper, Radcliffe, and Pompaeo all say that is BS.

 

[Hutch Starskey]

Really? How?

How not?