@amuse
@amuse
1/🧵The Biden administration is justifying its decision not to shoot down the Chinese Spy Balloon due to the risk of debris falling on Americans. If our experience with the Space Shuttle explosion over Texas is any guide this ‘concern’ is overblown and likely a complete lie.
2/🧵The Challenger was traveling at 45,000ft at Mach 1.9 when it exploded over Texas. Weighing 4.5 million pounds the debris spread harmlessly over hundreds of miles over Texas and Louisiana - despite ZERO warning no one was injured.
3/🧵The Chinese Spy Balloon is traveling at 60,000ft at around 25MPH and weighs 1,000 pounds (.02% of the shuttle). The balloon could be pierced very easily allowing it to land in a relatively small area - providing a warning to anyone within the debris field.
4/🧵The only risk that the Chinese Spy Balloon poses is to our nation’s credibility - shoot it down now.
https://twitter.com/amuse/status/1621887541388447744
Paul Sperry
@paulsperry_
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BREAKING: Chinese spy balloon now spotted over Charlotte, NC., where several high-altitude jet contrails have been reported. NC is home to a number of key US military installations, inclg Marine Camp Lejeune near the coast & Fort Bragg near Fayetteville, home of the 82nd Airborne
Rational statement.