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US weighing decision to shoot down Chinese spy balloon over Atlantic Ocean, official tells Fox News
Fox News ^ | February 4, 2023 1:10pm EST | By Lucas Y. Tomlinson , Chris Pandolfo

Posted on 02/04/2023 10:24:04 AM PST by conservative98

The U.S. is considering a plan to shoot down the Chinese spy balloon once it crosses over the Atlantic Ocean, where it could fall without causing harm to anyone below and potentially be recovered, a senior U.S. official told Fox News.

President Biden addressed the balloon briefly Saturday in response to a reporter's question, saying, "we're going to take care of it."

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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


TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 10percent4bigguy; agendafreetv; beijingbiden; biden; bidencrimefamily; bidenisxipuppet; chinaspyballoon; chinesespyballoon; lookner; spyballoon
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To: conservative98

Bull shit. We ain’t shooting it down. Biden and half the pentagon is owned by the chicoms.


101 posted on 02/04/2023 11:40:15 AM PST by WKUHilltopper
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To: inchworm

I wanna see that “.22”.

At that time the balloon was at ~ 60,000 ft.


102 posted on 02/04/2023 11:40:52 AM PST by Paul R. (You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)
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To: Spok

Certainly the ChiComs would rather it ends up in the ocean.

Well that is the service they paid for.


103 posted on 02/04/2023 11:41:03 AM PST by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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To: WKUHilltopper

LOL that posted aged like milk in about 30 seconds.


104 posted on 02/04/2023 11:41:11 AM PST by Portnoy001
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To: conservative98

before the Chinese Communist Party pulls the plug ? LOL


105 posted on 02/04/2023 11:41:11 AM PST by butlerweave
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To: conservative98

It’s been shot and is falling now. I missed the shot AGAIN.


106 posted on 02/04/2023 11:41:54 AM PST by Vaden (Russia: epicenter of globohomo)
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To: WKUHilltopper

Shot down. But took them long enough. And after it went across the U.S.


107 posted on 02/04/2023 11:43:21 AM PST by MinorityRepublican
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To: PIF

I want the .22 that can hit a balloon at 50,000 to 60,000 ft.! /s


108 posted on 02/04/2023 11:44:14 AM PST by Paul R. (You know your pullets are dumb if they don't recognize a half Whopper as food!)
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To: StAnDeliver
Red arrow indicates air-to-air missile streak.


109 posted on 02/04/2023 11:44:56 AM PST by StAnDeliver (Tanned, rested, and ready.)
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To: conservative98

You can’t make this stuff up. What a bunch of morons.


110 posted on 02/04/2023 11:45:12 AM PST by OpusatFR
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To: ConservaTexan

Not to worry there’s a second balloon over Canada heading this way. 😣


111 posted on 02/04/2023 11:45:14 AM PST by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
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To: FtrPilot

M61 Vulcan autocannon used for the shoot down?


112 posted on 02/04/2023 11:47:04 AM PST by marcusmaximus
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To: Vaden
"It’s been shot and is falling now. I missed the shot AGAIN."

Here is live link from FoxNews, just pull back to 2:38pm ET and you'll see the missile streak and the blowout.

113 posted on 02/04/2023 11:47:40 AM PST by StAnDeliver (Tanned, rested, and ready.)
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To: MinorityRepublican

This is more appropriate for this clown show administration.

114 posted on 02/04/2023 11:47:46 AM PST by mund1011 (We can ignore reality, but we cannot ignore the consequences of ignoring reality)
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To: conservative98

I am near Myrtle Beach. Chinese spy balloon was overhead for over an hour moving South. Watched a wonderful display of our fighter jets circling it. There were at least four of them. The airspace around Myrtle Beach and vicinities is closed.


115 posted on 02/04/2023 11:48:08 AM PST by NeverTyranny
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To: Paul R.

Even if it could, it would do no damage.


116 posted on 02/04/2023 11:48:50 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: PIF; All

We should riddle the balloon with just enough bullets to make it lose altitude till it crashes smoothly, not hurting anyone. And then we recover the Chinese tech. Could be interesting...

Surely we shouldn’t blow it up with a missile! Good old bullets are needed. We still have planes able to shoot bullets, I hope.


117 posted on 02/04/2023 11:49:11 AM PST by USA-FRANCE
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To: USA-FRANCE

And then we recover the Chinese tech.


You mean our tech.

Where do you think they got it from?


118 posted on 02/04/2023 11:50:19 AM PST by nesnah (Infringe - act so as to limit or undermine [something]; encroach on)
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To: USA-FRANCE

Not reliable - last time the balloon remained aloft for days - what they do today may remain classified.


119 posted on 02/04/2023 11:50:43 AM PST by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: Portnoy001

After it transmitted its data. Laugh.


120 posted on 02/04/2023 11:52:17 AM PST by WKUHilltopper
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