I suggest we wait to see just what transmissions the US recorded before making any claims about what the balloons were doing. The sad thing is that the balloon was shot down with a Sidewinder missile. It seems to have hit the payload. Video seems to say that is the case. So, what we have is nothing.
Hysteria prevails at all levels of the government. "We have to show that they can't do this to us."
I would hope that the Chinese will show knowledgeable people in the US an identical payload. Not likely but probably the only way to calm the government down. I strongly vote for weather or other research. China may be spying on the Us but clearly not with highly visible balloons drifting in the stratosphere.
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Hysteria prevails at all levels of the government. "We have to show that they can't do this to us."
I would hope that the Chinese will show knowledgeable people in the US an identical payload. Not likely but probably the only way to calm the government down. I strongly vote for weather or other research. China may be spying on the Us but clearly not with highly visible balloons drifting in the stratosphere.
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