Pentagon monitoring Chinese spy balloon over northern USA (ratings, Congress, military)

[momonkey]

Originally Posted by ClaraC

Link.

https://www.foxnews.com/video/6320098006112

Talking about punitive sanctions.


I want every leftists that boo-hoo-ed about Trump's trade war to loudly and proudly throw a public hissy fit about these as well.

[DannyHobkins]

Information just being released now. Another object, just shot down by U.S. military over Alaska. Biden authorized the shootdown.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/whi...says-rcna70166

[FordBronco1967]

Finally, our President grew a pair!

[saltine]

Why now? Why not last time?

[ClaraC]

And it's over.

[Roboteer]

TV reports saying it was at 40,000 ft.

Hmm... airliners fly at that altitude.

Any reports on how fast it was going? And what the wind speed was at that location and altitude?

[FordBronco1967]

Originally Posted by ClaraC

And it's over.

It seems our President finally grew a pair! This is how the first balloon should have ended...

[mirage98de]

Originally Posted by FordBronco1967

Finally, our President grew a pair!

His teleprompter will tell him to apologize for it later

[Roboteer]

Originally Posted by Chuckity

Last one was purposefully flown with propulsion capability over the US.

Balloons often "maneuver" by changing altitude to find a layer of air moving in the direction the balloon pilot wants to go.

[ClaraC]

Originally Posted by Roboteer

TV reports saying it was at 40,000 ft.

Hmm... airliners fly at that altitude.

Any reports on how fast it was going? And what the wind speed was at that location and altitude?

That was mentioned in the press conference. This object was a threat to planes.