Anonymous
02/04/2023 10:44
Subject: Re: Chinese balloon flying
About the balloon: The substructure beneath the Chinese spy balloon, believed by officials to be the steering and surveillance apparatus, is roughly the length of three city buses. It is maneuverable, can be steered.
Anonymous
02/04/2023 10:44
Subject: Re: Chinese balloon flying
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I wonder where they got the technology to do this. Do you think they stole it from us?
China is clearly projecting it's military prowess these days everywhere around the world, but they will step on Superman's cape here pretty soon and get slapped down pretty hard by the big kid on the block.
Its a freakin balloon. There is nothing technologically advanced about it.
God you're naive. It may well have intelligence gathering capabililties
Anonymous
02/04/2023 10:37
Subject: Re: Chinese balloon flying
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I wonder where they got the technology to do this. Do you think they stole it from us?
China is clearly projecting it's military prowess these days everywhere around the world, but they will step on Superman's cape here pretty soon and get slapped down pretty hard by the big kid on the block.
A country with a population bigger than ours, the largest economy in the world, a strong work ethic, and an excellent education system? They developed it themselves.
What?? Ours is by far the largest economy in the world.
Look, I don't have faith in too many American institutions these days, but I do have faith in our military if push comes to shove. And so do the Chinese, believe me. That's why they try these little aggressions - they know they're not ready for an actual conflict with us.
This. Which is why, when the Pentagon says it isn't a threat and recommended against doing anything about it, I believe them.
This is all just fomenting another right wing outrage.
Anonymous
02/04/2023 10:36
Subject: Re: Chinese balloon flying
Anonymous wrote:I wonder where they got the technology to do this. Do you think they stole it from us?
China is clearly projecting it's military prowess these days everywhere around the world, but they will step on Superman's cape here pretty soon and get slapped down pretty hard by the big kid on the block.
Its a freakin balloon. There is nothing technologically advanced about it.
Anonymous
02/04/2023 10:15
Subject: Re: Chinese balloon flying
Anonymous wrote:
Does anyone think that maybe the balloon has little actual intelligence value and was put up just to foment more domestic political division (as evidenced by this thread)?
More likely, it was a provocative move to see how this administration responds.
China has its answer.
Anonymous
02/04/2023 10:10
Subject: Re: Chinese balloon flying
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I wonder where they got the technology to do this. Do you think they stole it from us?
China is clearly projecting it's military prowess these days everywhere around the world, but they will step on Superman's cape here pretty soon and get slapped down pretty hard by the big kid on the block.
A country with a population bigger than ours, the largest economy in the world, a strong work ethic, and an excellent education system? They developed it themselves.
What?? Ours is by far the largest economy in the world.
Look, I don't have faith in too many American institutions these days, but I do have faith in our military if push comes to shove. And so do the Chinese, believe me. That's why they try these little aggressions - they know they're not ready for an actual conflict with us.
and just to add this, I think the Taiwanese are a lot more militarily capable than the Chinese may be giving them credit for, hence their bluster and lack of actual military action to invade.
Anonymous
02/04/2023 10:01
Subject: Re: Chinese balloon flying
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I wonder where they got the technology to do this. Do you think they stole it from us?
China is clearly projecting it's military prowess these days everywhere around the world, but they will step on Superman's cape here pretty soon and get slapped down pretty hard by the big kid on the block.
A country with a population bigger than ours, the largest economy in the world, a strong work ethic, and an excellent education system? They developed it themselves.
What?? Ours is by far the largest economy in the world.
Look, I don't have faith in too many American institutions these days, but I do have faith in our military if push comes to shove. And so do the Chinese, believe me. That's why they try these little aggressions - they know they're not ready for an actual conflict with us.
Anonymous
02/04/2023 09:43
Subject: Re: Chinese balloon flying
Anonymous wrote:
Does anyone think that maybe the balloon has little actual intelligence value and was put up just to foment more domestic political division (as evidenced by this thread)?
Yes.
Anonymous
02/04/2023 09:31
Subject: Re: Chinese balloon flying
Anonymous wrote:
Does anyone think that maybe the balloon has little actual intelligence value and was put up just to foment more domestic political division (as evidenced by this thread)?
The Russians again?
Anonymous
02/04/2023 09:24
Subject: Chinese balloon flying
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Supposedly it’ll be gone in a couple of days. How do they know that? Did they make a deal with China?
Because it's a bubble in the wind, it can't steer and our wind models show it blowing out into the Atlantic somewhere south of Virginia by the end of the week.
Reports indicate that yes, it can steer.
No, it can't steer. It's traveling *exactly* where the HYSPLIT wind trajectory model said it would.
Exactly how close do you imagine it’ll get to Washington DC?
Anonymous
02/04/2023 09:16
Subject: Chinese balloon flying
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Supposedly it’ll be gone in a couple of days. How do they know that? Did they make a deal with China?
Because it's a bubble in the wind, it can't steer and our wind models show it blowing out into the Atlantic somewhere south of Virginia by the end of the week.
Reports indicate that yes, it can steer.
No, it can't steer. It's traveling *exactly* where the HYSPLIT wind trajectory model said it would.
Anonymous
02/04/2023 09:11
Subject: Re: Chinese balloon flying
Anonymous wrote:I wonder where they got the technology to do this. Do you think they stole it from us?
China is clearly projecting it's military prowess these days everywhere around the world, but they will step on Superman's cape here pretty soon and get slapped down pretty hard by the big kid on the block.
It’s a well known fact that China has been stealing from us for a long time. Occasionally it’s been caught and publicized.
Anonymous
02/04/2023 09:05
Subject: Re: Chinese balloon flying
Anonymous wrote:I wonder where they got the technology to do this. Do you think they stole it from us?
China is clearly projecting it's military prowess these days everywhere around the world, but they will step on Superman's cape here pretty soon and get slapped down pretty hard by the big kid on the block.
A country with a population bigger than ours, the largest economy in the world, a strong work ethic, and an excellent education system? They developed it themselves.
Anonymous
02/04/2023 09:01
Subject: Re: Chinese balloon flying
I wonder where they got the technology to do this. Do you think they stole it from us?
China is clearly projecting it's military prowess these days everywhere around the world, but they will step on Superman's cape here pretty soon and get slapped down pretty hard by the big kid on the block.
China is clearly projecting it's military prowess these days everywhere around the world, but they will step on Superman's cape here pretty soon and get slapped down pretty hard by the big kid on the block.
Anonymous
02/04/2023 09:00
Subject: Re: Chinese balloon flying