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Chinese Spy Balloon Did Not Gather Data Over US: Pentagon
Channel News Asia ^ | 30 Jun 2023

Posted on 06/30/2023 2:37:03 PM PDT by nickcarraway

The Chinese spy balloon shot down by a US fighter jet over the Atlantic in February did not collect intelligence as it flew across the United States, the Pentagon said on Thursday (Jun 29).

"It's been our assessment now that it did not collect while it was transiting the United States or overflying the United States," said Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder.

Ryder said the US "took steps to mitigate" intelligence collection by the balloon. "Certainly the efforts we made contributed" to that, Ryder said, without further explanation.

(Excerpt) Read more at channelnewsasia.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 202302; bullcrap; china; chinesespyballoon; definitelynotspying; donatedonaldtrump; donatefreerepublic; donatetrump; mitigatedrightlol; notaspyballoon; patryder; signalsintelligence; spydidntspy; theirlipsaremoving; treasonousregime
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To: nickcarraway

Right! An Biden did not fart all day Friday.


41 posted on 06/30/2023 3:01:00 PM PDT by entropy12 (Career politician DeSantis is there to build wealth, Trump is there to serve people & lose wealth)
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To: nickcarraway
The only way that was true was if the US damaged the payload without destroying the balloon. For example if they lasered the cameras and microwaved the electronics. I doubt the Chinese made something that could be disabled that easily, especially considering its flight path appeared to make multiple passes circling interesting areas so it wasn't electrically dead.

It would be far more likely that the Chinese transmitted everything back home and wiped the memory before it was brought down. See, no pictures of our missile bases on the flash card. It must be safe.

42 posted on 06/30/2023 3:03:29 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (Democrats' version of MAGA: Making America the Gulag Archipelago )
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To: Grampa Dave

It’s a shame we have so many doubts about our own government, after the Covid attack by our own government who worked in in collusion with the Chinese Communist Party, who also played a role in the election thefts of 2020 & 2022, where the political party we support also played a role.


43 posted on 06/30/2023 3:06:08 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: nickcarraway

As if the ChiComs dont have spy satellites.


44 posted on 06/30/2023 3:07:20 PM PDT by wardamneagle
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To: nickcarraway

Oh.


45 posted on 06/30/2023 3:08:48 PM PDT by Trumpisourlastchance
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To: subterfuge
What about the tens of thousands of Chinese agents Joe Biden allowed to sneak across our borders? I'm sure that they are all law abiding citizens who are here to make America great again. How many are here waiting to wreak havoc when China attacks Taiwan? I'm sure the FIB is watching then when they aren't trying to put jan 6 patriots in prison for life. We can sleep well at night knowing Biden and Wray are protecting the homeland.πŸ€ͺ
46 posted on 06/30/2023 3:11:47 PM PDT by Rdct29 (The Democrats Are The New Nazi Party )
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To: Grampa Dave

“Why should we believe any B$ that comes out of DC?”

This week I asked the Gen Z-ers I worked with about the World Economic Forum. NONE of them had ever heard about it, even the conservative ones!

I started paying attention to politics in middle school when I discovered Wlliam F. Buckley.

America has a very high percentage of clueless citizens.

Ain’t gonna ebd well


47 posted on 06/30/2023 3:12:37 PM PDT by lizma2
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To: nickcarraway

A lie on its face. The biggest intelligence was the observation of the reaction of the President, Secretary of State, Defense, the Pentagon, key members of the Senate and House.

That was extremely valuable.


48 posted on 06/30/2023 3:17:28 PM PDT by spintreebob (ki .h g)
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To: subterfuge

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49 posted on 06/30/2023 3:17:57 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: nickcarraway

Nah, they just floated the balloon for the hell of it.


50 posted on 06/30/2023 3:18:39 PM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: nickcarraway

They really do think we are stupid.

L


51 posted on 06/30/2023 3:22:52 PM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: Bonemaker
Nah, they just floated the balloon for the hell of it.

Yeah, we're supposed to believe there was no real-time transmission of data back to China. The Chinese military sent it out with the hope that it would make its way safely back to China, at which time they would look to see if it brought back any information of value. That's what we're supposed to believe.

52 posted on 06/30/2023 3:23:24 PM PDT by GreenHornet
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To: nickcarraway

Like we believe that...


53 posted on 06/30/2023 3:24:03 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: nickcarraway

They wanted to steal military secrets from the Bahamas and flew over our military bases to get there.


54 posted on 06/30/2023 3:24:44 PM PDT by PTBAA
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To: nickcarraway
My arguments against that being a spy balloon without any means of propulsion at 68,000 feet to control it have been exonerated.

Weather, yes. Spy? Nope.

55 posted on 06/30/2023 3:29:59 PM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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To: nickcarraway

And I’m the King of France.


56 posted on 06/30/2023 3:39:11 PM PDT by TBP (Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Biden regime.)
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To: Jyotishi

Well, if it flew over DC then it’s true


57 posted on 06/30/2023 3:42:18 PM PDT by Fledermaus (It's time to get rid of the Three McStooges; Mitch, Kevin and Ronna!)
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To: nickcarraway

When a claim is made that is unknowable know that it is a bold faced lie.


58 posted on 06/30/2023 3:43:17 PM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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59 posted on 06/30/2023 3:49:42 PM PDT by R_Kangel ("A nation of sheep will beget a nation ruled by wolves")
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To: nickcarraway

A spy balloon that doesn’t spy. Roger that.


60 posted on 06/30/2023 3:55:26 PM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Goldwater in 20)
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