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		petre on Feb 12, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US aircraft shoots down new airborne object over C... If they do that, the USAF/US Army missile defense is going to zap their pesky baloons with lasers or regular ammunition. https://www.thedefensepost.com/2022/12/07/us-army-laser-stry... So far they're offering good sport for the USAF. I'm glad they decided to take action and shoot'em down instead of letting them pass undisturbed through US airspace. This should send a clear message to uncle Xi to keep his lantern festival at home.

JohnBooty on Feb 12, 2023 [–]

    lasers or regular ammunition.

Bullets (technically, cannon fire) may not work as well as one would hope: https://eurasiantimes.com/1000-rounds-fired-why-canada-could...

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