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Biden 'will try to shoot down' Chinese Balloon over the Atlantic
2023-02-04
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[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] President Joe Biden is planning to shoot down the Chinese spy balloon over the Atlantic so that it can be captured and studied, a senior source has revealed.

The aircraft was tracking towards the Carolinas this morning and is due to exit the east coast by noon after passing over a sensitive nuclear missile site in Montana dubbed America's 'Doomsday Base'.

The White House decided against shooting the balloon down over US soil over fears for American lives and sparking an international incident, a senior US official said.

It was not the first time Chinese surveillance balloons have been tracked over US territory, including at least once during former president Donald Trump's administration, officials said.
Posted by:Bobby

#27  Goodnight Balloon
Posted by: Jomose Whomoting1229   2023-02-04 23:58  

#26  If this balloon shoot down makes the next Top Gun movie, the should have Nena do that part of the soundtrack.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-02-04 21:47  

#25  NN2N1 it was first spotted over Japan, travelled up the Aluetions, down through Alaska, across Canada, down through Montana, and across the U.S.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2023-02-04 21:25  

#24  US ICBM site being mapped by the balloon will be in the first set of targets China will strike to neutralize US capabilities during a conflict. (Like Japan tried to do at Pearl Harbor WWII). They now have those maps.
Posted by: Mad Eye Omeretch7959   2023-02-04 20:15  

#23  Milley must go.
Posted by: Whiskey Mike   2023-02-04 18:46  

#22  Now, Rubio chimes in with "this isn't the first one (balloon) and they get the same spy data other ways too."

He does not weigh in on whether this is a problem for the US.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-02-04 17:49  

#21  AFTER allowing it to finish its spy mission, over the USA, and AFTER IT transmitted its collected data back to Red China.

So the questions are simple.

When was it discovered?

Tracking map - What classified sites did it float over?

When, did the COUP controlled DOD, determine it was a Nonlethal Red China device?

Why wasn't it brought down over the numerous remote wilderness areas that it transversed, where it could be studied?


Posted by: NN2N1   2023-02-04 17:42  

#20  US military shoots down Chinese spy balloon over Atlantic Ocean
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-02-04 17:11  

#19  Biden says he authorized Pentagon days ago to shoot down Chinese spy balloon
Posted by: Skidmark   2023-02-04 17:04  

#18  They tried to keep it a secret because they knew Repubs would use it to make them look weak.

How did that turn out for youse guys?
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-02-04 16:17  

#17  Biden just said he told the military to shoot it down on Wednesday, and they advised to wait until it was over a safe location to avoid risk to people on the ground. In other words, 2 days after it had entered US airspace and was over Montana. Most significantly, it was after the news reports revealed it was there. A POLITICAL decision, based on adverse news coverage, not national security or national sovereignty. He is too f*cking stupid to realize what he just confirmed in his attemp to seem decisive and tough.
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2023-02-04 15:30  

#16  Ballon shot down over Surfside Beach, SC.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-02-04 14:40  

#15  Handwriting on the wall. Refugees from Taiwan arriving very soon.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-02-04 14:32  

#14  Don’t drop Stacy in the ocean; she might be spontaneously adopted.
Posted by: Super Hose   2023-02-04 14:25  

#13  USN recovery vessel steaming to balloon location. Fighter jets circling.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-02-04 14:18  

#12  Confucius ask, "What could be finer
Than spyin' on South Carolina?
We'll peer at their missiles
An' steal dese here pissels
And codebooks and... huh?"
[to_serve_china]
Posted by: Spike Oppressor of the Antelope1637   2023-02-04 14:16  

#11  Lands down by the Atlanta Speedway. Picks up Stacey Abrams and proceeds Eastward to the Atlantic.

"You're gonna need a larger Hindenburg.."
Posted by: swksvolFF   2023-02-04 12:40  

#10  ref #8
When I watched an interview yesterday the retired 3 button mentioned Kings Bay in the context of the other ICBM silo clusters, so I just assumed it was also the same. Didn't know Kings Bay as a Trident Base, but the Trifecta of observation he talked about still remains valid. Thanks for the correction!
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2023-02-04 12:30  

#9   ^ You should have mooned it.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2023-02-04 12:26  

#8  
#5 It appears it in on track to pass over the Georgia area of the third silo cluster of ICBMs. Will we monitor if a chinese submarine picks up the parachuted electronics package out in the Atlantic?

Wouldn't that be something.
Posted by: swksvolFF 2023-02-04 11:48

There aren't any ICBM silos in Georgia, but since the damned thing was tracked over Charlotte NC, it had a good look at 9AFHQ at Shaw AFB SC, and the Trident sub base at Kings' Bay, GA.

Which means it pretty much flew over my home.

Mike
Posted by: Mike Kozlowski   2023-02-04 12:25  

#7  This all sounds so stupid that there must be something else going on that is beyond my comprehension.

Yes, I understand it may be difficult for some people to comprehend Joe Biden selling his ass to Xi Jinping.
Posted by: Abu Uluque   2023-02-04 12:25  

#6  /\ Lands down by the Atlanta Speedway. Picks up Stacey Abrams and proceeds Eastward to the Atlantic.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-02-04 12:03  

#5  It appears it in on track to pass over the Georgia area of the third silo cluster of ICBMs. Will we monitor if a chinese submarine picks up the parachuted electronics package out in the Atlantic?

Wouldn't that be something.
Posted by: swksvolFF   2023-02-04 11:48  

#4  This all sounds so stupid that there must be something else going on that is beyond my comprehension.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2023-02-04 11:31  

#3  It appears it in on track to pass over the Georgia area of the third silo cluster of ICBMs. Will we monitor if a chinese submarine picks up the parachuted electronics package out in the Atlantic?
Just guessing of course....
Posted by: NoMoreBS   2023-02-04 11:19  

#2  Well, by then, it's mission will be over, so, of course. OTOH, I sure hope in the technical offices of the NSA and DoD, where a more apolitical breed of egghead might exist, there's a lot of ELINT collection going on. Signature characterization, types of encryption, etc.
Posted by: M. Murcek   2023-02-04 10:41  

#1  Translation:

Xi has instructed Biden to assist in the recovery and return of the balloon and instruments to the Chinese mainland.
Posted by: Besoeker   2023-02-04 10:34  

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