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nycdatasci
on Feb 6, 2023
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Why would a 21st century warplane shoot a balloon ...
Orbits and schedules of satellites are well-known. A balloon gives you eyes in the sky outside of those known schedules and longer hover times.
ceejayoz
on Feb 6, 2023
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Balloons have the same problem; you can see them. You know when one's over your ICBM field.
nycdatasci
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“Prior Chinese Balloon Incursions Over U.S. Went Undetected, Officials Say”
https://www.wsj.com/articles/biden-decision-to-delay-shootdo...
red-iron-pine
on Feb 6, 2023
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NORAD claims it was tracking it as soon as it started heading across the pacific
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