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Massivedesign
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Location: Olympia, WA Joined: Fri Mar 11, 2011 Posts: 38309
Real Name: Dan
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Pablo wrote: The only legit reason I can think of for NOT shooting it down is to collect frequencies from the package. Agreed, counter surveillance the surveillance. At that elevation, it'll be trying to pick up and map ground freq transmissions.
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Fri Feb 03, 2023 1:32 pm |
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Old Growth
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Location: Nisqually Valley Joined: Wed Oct 5, 2016 Posts: 4836
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The thing is probably inflated with some kinda “new virus”
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Fri Feb 03, 2023 1:56 pm |
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foothills
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Location: Hoodsport/Shelton Joined: Sat Mar 19, 2011 Posts: 3372
Real Name: Don
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Massivedesign wrote: foothills wrote: Old Growth wrote: Im surprised none of the "rural people" in Montana have not shot it down yet. It's at 60,000 ft altitude...beyond the range of most civilian weapons. Whatever it is.. I need it... I said "most" because surely somebody will counter with some obscure counterpoint to invalidate if I said ALL.
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Fri Feb 03, 2023 3:00 pm |
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jukk0u
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Location: Lynnwood and at large Joined: Wed May 1, 2013 Posts: 21291
Real Name: Vick Lagina
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Balloons: The perfect delivery vehicle for an EMP attack? https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news ... dium=email
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FJB
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Fri Feb 03, 2023 4:11 pm |
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JohnMBrowning
Location: Bothell Joined: Sat Sep 12, 2015 Posts: 4882
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Watching Tucker --- he had MT's gov on who said the feds never alerted him..... had he known about it he would have given the orders himself for the NG to take it out. Reports are that MO senator asking its gov to take action now that it is over their state.
On a side note --- china really blew an opportunity here.... they should have painted the balloon with pride colors and/or ukrainian flag ---- that way if anyone were to shoot it down, all the leftist aholes would go ballistic and scream 'white maga supremacy'!!!!
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Fri Feb 03, 2023 5:23 pm |
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NotAMerc
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Joined: Mon Dec 9, 2013 Posts: 2164
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I swear, if you guys get EMP'd or zombies while I'm sitting at work, I'm gonna be so pissed.
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Fri Feb 03, 2023 6:43 pm |
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Alpine
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Joined: Sat Aug 11, 2012 Posts: 7649
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There's been an explosion over Billings.
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Fri Feb 03, 2023 8:19 pm |
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Pablo
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Location: Everson, WA Joined: Sun Jan 6, 2013 Posts: 28188
Real Name: Ace Winky
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Alpine wrote: There's been an explosion over Billings. Wasn't the balloon. What was it?
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Fri Feb 03, 2023 8:30 pm |
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Jeffro
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Location: Camano Island, WA Joined: Fri Mar 18, 2011 Posts: 740
Real Name: Jeff
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What ever it was, it was big and falling like a rock from a high altitude…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7yV5PvswGo&t=61s
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Fri Feb 03, 2023 8:45 pm |
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NWGunner
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Location: South Seattle Joined: Thu May 2, 2013 Posts: 12475
Real Name: Steve
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Supposedly it was over Missouri now, unless there’s more than one…
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Fri Feb 03, 2023 9:01 pm |
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Old Growth
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Location: Nisqually Valley Joined: Wed Oct 5, 2016 Posts: 4836
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A second one has been discovered over Latin America.
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Fri Feb 03, 2023 10:23 pm |
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Eagle Chaplain
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Location: England Joined: Wed Apr 29, 2015 Posts: 2954
Real Name: Michael
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NWGunner wrote: And supposedly the Prez wanted to shoot it down, but the Pentagon said no…
I guess we don’t want to secure the borders against anything… What is the balloon going to see that their satellites can't see already?
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Fri Feb 03, 2023 10:33 pm |
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Old Growth
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Location: Nisqually Valley Joined: Wed Oct 5, 2016 Posts: 4836
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Eagle Chaplain wrote: NWGunner wrote: And supposedly the Prez wanted to shoot it down, but the Pentagon said no…
I guess we don’t want to secure the borders against anything… What is the balloon going to see that their satellites can't see already? Intercepting radiowave/microwave communications/transmissions.
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Fri Feb 03, 2023 10:39 pm |
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NWGunner
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Location: South Seattle Joined: Thu May 2, 2013 Posts: 12475
Real Name: Steve
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I was being tongue-in-cheek about the border…
But…
You can do a search yourself on the myriad of things, but one thing is that pops up, is that the “balloon's slower speed also allows it to loiter over and monitor the target area for longer periods. A satellite's movement, on the other hand, is restricted to its orbital pass.”
So, hovering over where we have nuclear silos doesn’t seem like a good thing…
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Fri Feb 03, 2023 10:44 pm |
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jukk0u
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Location: Lynnwood and at large Joined: Wed May 1, 2013 Posts: 21291
Real Name: Vick Lagina
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Eagle Chaplain wrote: NWGunner wrote: And supposedly the Prez wanted to shoot it down, but the Pentagon said no…
I guess we don’t want to secure the borders against anything… What is the balloon going to see that their satellites can't see already? I heard surmize that it's a dry run using balloons as the perfect platform for an EMP attack.... ack... ack... ack
_________________ “Finding ‘common ground’ with the thinking of evil men is a fool’s errand” ~ Herschel Smith
"The said Constitution shall never be construed to authorize Congress to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms." ~ Samuel Adams
“A return to First Principles in a Republic is sometimes caused by simple virtues of a single man. His good example has such an influence that the good men strive to imitate him, and the wicked are ashamed to lead a life so contrary to his example. Before all else, be armed!” ~ Niccolo Machiavelli
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FJB
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