China/Russia doesn't need any of that, they've been launching classified satellites in space since the 60s as have the west. We spy and them, they spy on us. Chinese satellites are over the US and Europe right now spying on us. But apparently in balloon form it's frowned upon.
www.theguardian.com
Well yes it is frowned upon as it's illegally entering someone's airspace... actual space was agreed to be owned by no one and so only the satellites themselves hold any status in that regard.China/Russia doesn't need any of that, they've been launching classified satellites in space since the 60s as have the west. We spy and them, they spy on us. Chinese satellites are over the US and Europe right now spying on us. But apparently in balloon form it's frowned upon.
Of course China’s balloon was spying. States all spy on each other – and we all benefit | Jonathan Steele
The latest standoff has sparked international hysteria. But the more countries know about friends and enemies, the better, says former Guardian foreign correspondent Jonathan Steele
Yes airspace stops in spacespace
ok but China isn't out to get the US. It's just the direction the wind was blowing when the balloon was released The very same direction the wind was blowing when Japan launched their balloon bombing campaign, yes very random.Yes airspace stops in spacespace
Well it's not random, it's chaos. It's weather. Short term weather prediction is still a thing. But also the distance from China to the US is a long way, so longer term predictions about where the balloon will end up can't be accurately made. Maybe these are 3 balloons out of 1000 that were released. China doesn't do anything small.
It's entirely possible they were both recreation and research. USA has countless numbers of private companies working on research into new tech/fuels etc. Not unreasonable to think that one or more were testing new flying devices much like how unlicensed drones operate by the naughty folks out there
Recreational or Research, sounds like a coverup because he's either lying and contradicting what the pilots and Pentagon said about the objects or they literally sent Raptors to kill some kids party balloons
There's laws and a chain of custody for anything flown in FAA airspace, that the government would definitely had known about so that strikes out research unless it was illegal research.It's entirely possible they were both recreation and research. USA has countless numbers of private companies working on research into new tech/fuels etc. Not unreasonable to think that one or more were testing new flying devices much like how unlicensed drones operate by the naughty folks out there
It's entirely possible they were both recreation and research. USA has countless numbers of private companies working on research into new tech/fuels etc. Not unreasonable to think that one or more were testing new flying devices much like how unlicensed drones operate by the naughty folks out there
Anyways, this graphic was interesting:
Do balloons released in China need FAA approval?
The Pentagon said they were not balloons though
