Chinese balloon soars across US; Blinken scraps Beijing trip

[Half Cocked]

US fighter aircraft shot down an 'object' threatening flights over Alaska just days after downing a Chinese spy balloon

* The US military shot down an 'object' Friday, the White House said.
* The White House said it is unclear who owns the object, which was a threat to civilian flight.
* The downing of the object comes days after a Chinese surveillance balloon was shot down.

The US military shot down an unidentified object in US airspace over Alaska on Friday afternoon, top officials said.

"I can confirm that the Department of Defense was tracking a high-altitude object over Alaska airspace in the last 24 hours. The object was flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet and posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight," White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby told reporters at a briefing.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/worl...ter-downing-a-chinese-spy-balloon/ar-AA17llt8

 

[Half Cocked]

Another high-altitude object spotted

Officials at the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) have detected another unidentified object.

BREAKING: NORAD has detected another mysterious high-altitude 'object' flying over northern Canada
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) February 11, 2023

NORAD, which is tasked with protecting the airspace of North America, has detected a flying object at a high latitude above northern Canada.

Military planes were dispatched to the area. It is unknown If the object is another spy balloon, and also unclear if the fighter aircrafts will shoot down the object.

This comes a day after an object was shot down over Alaska, and a week after the spy balloon was shot down over the Atlantic after it had flown across the United States.

https://www.oann.com/newsroom/another-high-altitude-object-spotted/

 

[xerts1191]

But what about the documents and Hunter, doesn’t anyone care anymore

 

[Crippledtrigger]

What’s the difference between Joe Biden and a Chinese spy balloon?


Answer:
Nothing.

They’re both slow-moving bags of hot air owned by China.

 

[xerts1911]

Yes

 

[Dauph]

https://youtu.be/DR4dWC5WHFw

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chinese-spy-balloon-us-intelligence-tracked-it-soon-after-liftoff-course/

U.S. tracked spy balloon after it lifted off from China, officials say

 

[Dauph]

https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1624801253598593027?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

 

[Dauph]

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/china-spy-balloon-collected-intelligence-us-military-bases-rcna77155

Chinese spy balloon gathered intelligence from sensitive U.S. military sites, despite U.S. efforts to block it
The intelligence China collected was mostly from electronic signals, which can be picked up from weapons systems or include communications from base personnel.

 

[Dauph]

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-military-tracking-another-mysterious-balloon-rcna82300

U.S. military is tracking another mysterious balloon
The military has determined that it poses no threat to aerial traffic or national security, but it's not clear what it is or whom it belongs to, officials said.