[Worldseries27]

Originally Posted by manaboutown

"the way it was described to me was roughly the size of a small car as opposed to a payload that was like two or three buses sized," kirby said.

Kirby said that the object was shot down because it was flying at around 40,000 feet and could have posed a threat to civilianaircraft versus the chinese spy craft discovered last week, which kirby said was at 65,000 feet and posed no threat to civilian aircraft.

Air force brig. Gen. Pat ryder, a pentagon spokesperson, said friday afternoon that the military has located a significant amount of debris from the object, stating that it was shot down by an f-22 using an a9x missile out of joint base elmendorf–richardson in anchorage, alaska. He said the object entered u.s. Airspace on thursday.

"debris that's been recovered so far is being loaded on to vessels taken ashore, cataloged, and then moved onwards to labs for subsequent analysis. And while i won't go into specifics due to classification reasons, i can say that we have located a significant amount of debris so far that will prove helpful to our further understanding of this balloon and its surveillance capabilities," ryder said.

From: us military shoots down '''object''' flying in territorial waters over alaska | fox news

what's the big deal
we're old friends

[OhioBuckeye]

Is someone making a mockery out of the U.S.? So do we think we’re a strong country or a weak country, because the U. S. has to use an F-22 to pop a balloon?

[Bill14564]

Originally Posted by OhioBuckeye

Is someone making a mockery out of the U.S.? So do we think we’re a strong country or a weak country, because the U. S. has to use an F-22 to pop a balloon?

Yeah, you would think a country as great as ours could just send someone out with an eleven mile long pin to pop it.

[PugMom]

Originally Posted by Bill14564

Yeah, you would think a country as great as ours could just send someone out with an eleven mile long pin to pop it.

🤣🤣😜

[Worldseries27]

Originally Posted by pugmom

🤣🤣😜

does the magician show all their tricks. Do you expect us to show our laser capabilities or are railgun capabilities to our enemies that is why they took the simple approach

[fdpaq0580]

Originally Posted by OhioBuckeye

Is someone making a mockery out of the U.S.? So do we think we’re a strong country or a weak country, because the U. S. has to use an F-22 to pop a balloon?

Our wounderful guys and gals need to practice. Why not let them practice on targets so generously provided by the Chinese?

[New Englander]

Originally Posted by OhioBuckeye

Is someone making a mockery out of the U.S.? So do we think we’re a strong country or a weak country, because the U. S. has to use an F-22 to pop a balloon?

What is you're suggestion to take something down that is at 40,000 feet in the sky?

[Worldseries27]

Originally Posted by manaboutown

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfKRPt0ulRM

China balloon could be a first strike weapon carrying many of these to take out our silos and our nuclear bomber bases

[PugMom]

or a possible threat to our power grids

[tvbound]

Since they were so slow, maybe the last two were just 'baby Tic Tacs' - being given flying lessons? lol


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[tvbound]

Originally Posted by PugMom

or a possible threat to our power grids

Our AC power grids...or the DC ones? LOL

[MorTech]

Yup...I wuhz right...

https://media.babylonbee.com/article...5fd8c83992.jpg

[OhioBuckeye]

Can’t disagree with that one!

[OhioBuckeye]

Not here to argue New Englander just saying how I feel. You want to debate my post but you forgot to share your ideas. You get no argument from me!

[Byte1]

Originally Posted by jimjamuser

I would disagree, the Chinese don't even have nuclear subs. And if we made our own cell phones and other stuff, they could never keep up with the US. The only technology they have is what they have STOLEN from us by making our stuff.

Wrong! The Chinese have had nuclear subs for years and have nuclear payload ballistic missiles too.