FAA closes El Paso and New Mexico airspace for 10 days

[jarlrmai]

Sorry if it upset you, but I took your post as a joke. The notion that "advanced laser weapons" should be the standard approach toward a simple balloon struck me as being a ludicrous overkill.

There are many things done by responsible societies to protect people that on the face of might seem overkill, but are there because we value life.

 

[Mendel]

There are many things done by responsible societies to protect people that on the face of might seem overkill, but are there because we value life.

"We're fighting balloons because we're pro-life"??

For drones, weaponry typically includes weapons intended to disrupt its electronics, starting with simple radio/GPS jammers.