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Austin: Spy Balloon Forced Us to Limit Movement, Communications Across Country So ‘We Didn’t Expose’ Nuclear Capabilities
Breitbart ^ | 02/08/2023 | Ian hatchett

Posted on 02/08/2023 5:02:50 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27

1:27 During a portion of an interview with CBS News National Security Correspondent David Martin released on Wednesday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin stated that in response to the Chinese spy balloon that flew over the country last week, the United States ensured that its nuclear bases “were buttoned down” and that “movement was limited and communications were limited so that we didn’t expose any capability unnecessarily.” Austin also stated that the buttoning down applied to nuclear bases all across the United States.

Martin asked, “You don’t know what it was looking for, but you certainly know what you were concerned about it looking for. What were you concerned about it looking for?”

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: austin; balloon; balloonboybiden; brics; ccp; china; chineseballoon; facemaskaustin; lloydaustin; nuclear; sco; spy; spying
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Lying sack of crap
1 posted on 02/08/2023 5:02:50 PM PST by ChicagoConservative27
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Was air traffic effected during the Trump presidency when all those supposed balloons crossed the U.S.?


2 posted on 02/08/2023 5:06:09 PM PST by Vehmgericht
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To: ChicagoConservative27

He needs to shut his filthy sewer.


3 posted on 02/08/2023 5:07:35 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The entire senior leadership of our military needs to be replaced. They’re utterly incompetent.

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4 posted on 02/08/2023 5:08:46 PM PST by Lurker (Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
The satellite was fine until the Chinese called Biden and told him that it had found evidence that would send Hillary Clinton to prison. After which, kablooey!

That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

5 posted on 02/08/2023 5:10:29 PM PST by Billthedrill
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To: ChicagoConservative27

The Big Guy didn’t get his 10% until the Chicom balloon crossed the entire country.


6 posted on 02/08/2023 5:11:06 PM PST by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals)
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To: ChicagoConservative27
Did China and Biden agree that Biden would look the other way when the balloon came our way?

That $250,000 SUPPOSED "LOAN" on Biden's house was the BRIBE, perhaps?

Or maybe HUNTER'S paintings brought in enough CASH from China to allow for complete passage of this spy balloon?

7 posted on 02/08/2023 5:18:58 PM PST by CivilWarBrewing (Get off my back for my usage of CAPS, especially you snowflake males! MAN UP!)
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But it was unnecessary because stupid people in the Pentagon tell us the balloon didn’t send any data to China.

I guess technically it sent data toba satellite that sent it to China, so...


8 posted on 02/08/2023 5:20:10 PM PST by bigbob
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To: ChicagoConservative27

What a steaming pile of crap.


9 posted on 02/08/2023 5:21:20 PM PST by Adder (ALL Democrats are the enemy. NO QUARTER!!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Why don’t we use buried fiber optic cables as a back-up for communicating to nuclear facilities?


10 posted on 02/08/2023 5:22:08 PM PST by packagingguy
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To: ChicagoConservative27

But they’re too stupid to shoot it in Alaska first

Thanks for clarifying that. Now back to pandering to fags


11 posted on 02/08/2023 5:30:01 PM PST by NWFree (Somebody has to say it 🤪)
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You’re quite the pilot, Mr. Chang.

And judging by your camera, you’re into photography.


12 posted on 02/08/2023 5:31:07 PM PST by Brian Griffin
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Why would you even come out and say this? Dumbassery abounds. The Chinese can shut us down by sending balloon after balloon.


13 posted on 02/08/2023 5:33:40 PM PST by IYAS9YAS (There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

What a pathetic affirmative-action fag-loving woke-joke “General” Austin is.


14 posted on 02/08/2023 5:34:06 PM PST by Nervous Tick (Truth is not hate speech.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

So that’s why there was less activity at...and...


15 posted on 02/08/2023 5:34:28 PM PST by Brian Griffin
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Too bad it couldn’t force him to shoot it down.


16 posted on 02/08/2023 5:34:46 PM PST by beethovenfan (The REAL Great Reset will be when Jesus returns. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27
What a joke.


17 posted on 02/08/2023 5:39:53 PM PST by SIDENET (Whatever they're threatening, the vaxx is worse. Don't give in to coercion. )
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Beat ne to it.


18 posted on 02/08/2023 5:41:59 PM PST by Obadiah
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Then you should’ve shot it down earlier


19 posted on 02/08/2023 5:50:09 PM PST by Nifster ( EI see puppy dogs in the clouds )
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To: NorthMountain

Yes he does.


20 posted on 02/08/2023 5:55:21 PM PST by eyedigress (Trump is my President!)
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