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To: libh8er

Has there been much discussion about what could be inside? Anthrax, spores, graphene? We shouldn’t blow up what we don’t know will be released. Take a chinook up there and capture the balloon. Inspect it and return it to its owners if benign.


8 posted on 02/04/2023 10:14:22 AM PST by ez ("Abashed the devil stood and felt how awful goodness is." - Milton)
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To: ez

I think at 100k ft, there’s zero chance of taking/recovering it. I also think it’s an object that neither the FAA or Air Force can track...other than a visual.


13 posted on 02/04/2023 10:17:43 AM PST by pepsionice
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To: ez
We shouldn’t blow up what we don’t know will be released.

This argument doesn't make sense to me. If they balloon is loaded up with something harmful, then the Chinese will be releasing it at the opportune time, perhaps a slow steady discharge. I strongly doubt the Chinese would arm the balloon with a dangerous ingredient, without also having the intention to release it.
42 posted on 02/04/2023 11:14:42 AM PST by Chad_the_Impaler
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To: ez
Take a chinook up there and capture the balloon.

Last I saw this thing was at 66,000 ft. You aren't getting a Chinook to 66,000 ft.

49 posted on 02/04/2023 12:16:25 PM PST by BlackbirdSST (Trump WON!!! He will win 2024!)
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