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		krashidov on Feb 12, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over C... Yes I’m sure they will bankrupt the USA one balloon at a time. Do you really think the objective here is to get us to waste money ?

ElectricalUnion on Feb 12, 2023 [–]

No, it's to find out how little/much/slow/fast you need to be before the USA detects it and starts launching interceptors.

Or, if the USA just shots down everything once it enters its territory, future dirt cheap, "don't even have to be smart" bio/chemical weapons platform.

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