Posted on 12/19/2016 10:24:55 PM PST by cba123
WASHINGTON (AP) — China has returned to the U.S. an unmanned underwater drone the Chinese Navy seized unlawfully last week in international waters, the Pentagon said. China's defense ministry said it handed the drone back after "friendly consultations."
The Chinese Navy vessel that had seized the drone returned it near the location where it had been taken, Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said in a statement issued late Monday. The incident occurred last Thursday near the Philippines.
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Waiting, anxiously.
I wouldn’t be surprised if someone in China got a call from Trump.
I didn’t see that coming.
WWRD? (What Would Reagan Do?)
http://articles.latimes.com/1987-10-19/news/mn-10412_1_iranian-oil-platforms
10-19-87
MANAMA, Bahrain — “The United States destroyed two Iranian offshore oil platforms in the central Persian Gulf today in retaliation for a missile attack on a U.S.-flagged tanker, U.S. officials announced”
Best thing to do is power it down and decommission it.
I’m surprised these things don’t have a self-destruct function so if/when one falls into enemy hands it just blows up in their face (literally).
Power down, throw it overboard, then blow it up while the chicoms watch. Don’t even test it or anything. Assume it is compromised
I wonder if Trump’s tweet about letting them keep the drone helped defuse the situation
Rather than high drama and statesmanship moves, China was going to be left looking like a gang of pirates over a piece of insignificant technology seized on the high seas
Not good for “ face”
Not a good precedent if any of their ships stopped and pilfered off US territorial waters
YOU CAN’T COUNT TODAY!! It’s already started! 31 days!
As far as returning the drone, that’s like returning a diary after having it for a week.
Guess they had enough time to reverse
engineer it.
32 days, remember what the damned iranians did about the time Reagan was inaugerated?
They released our embassy people so as to not get nuked.
A new sheriff in 32 days as opposes to this jive ass punk.
Moar winning,and its so exhausting! I need to take a nap,
Yeh likely returned in pieces after they reverse engineered it.
Yes you are right, I noticed that after I posted it.
We are now 30 days, and ten hours, away.
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