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Spy balloon likely sent extensive intelligence to China, experts say
Fox News ^ | February 5, 2023 | Patrick Hauf

Posted on 02/05/2023 8:30:53 PM PST by McGruff

The Chinese spy balloon that traveled across the U.S. likely was able to send sensitive data to the Chinese Communist Party before it was shot down by the U.S. military Saturday, foreign policy experts told Fox News Digital.

Military officials decided to take out the balloon exactly one week after they first discovered it in Alaska. However, President Biden was not made aware of the balloon until Tuesday, when it was over Montana. Local news broke the story of its existence on Thursday.

The Pentagon said Thursday it "acted immediately to protect against the collection of sensitive information" from the balloon. But geopolitical experts said there is little reason to believe those efforts were successful, as the balloon almost certainly transferred surveillance data over to China as it flew over several military bases.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: alaska; balloon; bideneffect; canada; montana
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1 posted on 02/05/2023 8:30:53 PM PST by McGruff
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To: McGruff

The Pantload of the United States (POTUS) reeks of weakness.


2 posted on 02/05/2023 8:32:57 PM PST by lightman (I am a binary Trinitarian. Deal with it!)
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To: McGruff

So it went across the entire ocean undetected and then when it was in Alaska they just let it keep going instead of taking it down there.

We have real geniuses running this country.


3 posted on 02/05/2023 8:33:03 PM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: McGruff

Thanks Joe.
You’ve done it again!


4 posted on 02/05/2023 8:35:53 PM PST by lee martell
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To: McGruff

They acted “immediately” on Thursday by shooting it down on Saturday?? Yeah that doesn’t even make sense in this Biden 🤡 clown 🤡world


5 posted on 02/05/2023 8:37:44 PM PST by Blue Highway
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To: McGruff

no duh


6 posted on 02/05/2023 8:39:03 PM PST by WeaslesRippedMyFlesh (wake me up when somebody tells the truth)
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To: McGruff

The balloon was unmanned and the computers concluded about its border to border survey of the USA:

No Signs of Intelligent Life.


7 posted on 02/05/2023 8:39:25 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: McGruff

The thing was a test. Not of our capabilities; the Chinese know perfectly well what those are. Of our, meaning the government’s, capability of making the decision to take it down. And far from succeeding gloriously as the media would have us believe, Biden failed miserably. Which was well noted by our adversaries.


8 posted on 02/05/2023 8:39:42 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: McGruff

Best Billion dollar bribe the ever made.


9 posted on 02/05/2023 8:40:27 PM PST by bray (Order at TheRepublicofTexas.store)
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To: Republican Wildcat

Joe had to wait for Hunt to get the word from his Chinese handlers on what to do.


10 posted on 02/05/2023 8:40:40 PM PST by Kartographer (“We Mutually Pledge To Each Other Our Lives, Our Fortunes And Our Sacred Honor”)
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To: McGruff

NSS


11 posted on 02/05/2023 8:40:45 PM PST by goodnesswins (The Chinese are teaching calculus to their 3rd graders wh to sile ours are trying to pick a pronoun.)
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To: everyone

12 posted on 02/05/2023 8:41:33 PM PST by McGruff (Don't underestimate Joe's ability to f*** things up - Barack Obama)
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To: Republican Wildcat

Someone said the Chinese wanted to know things like how we react, how well we sense these and how quickly, how unified or in disarray our military decision makers are and how and where our defense sensors are arranged for the next type of invasion overhead.

Like passing the old DEW Line over Canada like the Russians, how long it would take for Slim Pickens in a B-52 to reach Moscow to ride a bomb down on Ivan. Modernized and updated.


13 posted on 02/05/2023 8:44:00 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: Republican Wildcat

Yep Xi made a deal with Biden he can shoot it down after china gets all the info it needs


14 posted on 02/05/2023 8:44:04 PM PST by Sarah Barracuda
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To: McGruff

Hey, Joe’s the one who took it out. He’s like the second coming of John Wayne and George S. Patton or something.


15 posted on 02/05/2023 8:44:29 PM PST by Rastus
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To: McGruff

Absolute power corrupts absolutely.


16 posted on 02/05/2023 8:46:05 PM PST by P.O.E. (Pray for America.)
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To: McGruff

Gives on a lot of confidence in NORAD’s ability to spot incoming


17 posted on 02/05/2023 8:48:31 PM PST by j.havenfarm (22 years on Free Republic, 12/10/22! more then 6500 replies and still not shutting up!)
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To: McGruff

RE: Balloon payload sent intelligence to China....

The advanced data harvesters scanned everything inside Biden’s brain to gain an advantage over America.

Data dump said “Nothing on file.” Repeated for twenty minutes of downloading.


18 posted on 02/05/2023 8:49:56 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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To: McGruff

19 posted on 02/05/2023 8:50:26 PM PST by cabojoe
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To: McGruff

Photos of world leaders....

Biden: “And if you Chinese are so smart, how come you again——again——forgot my egg roll and I think the chicken tastes odd, like maybe it isn’t really chicken. Is it tofu or something? Smells funny, too.”


20 posted on 02/05/2023 8:51:54 PM PST by frank ballenger (You have summoned up a thundercloud. You're gonna hear from me. Anthem by Leonard Cohen)
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