Biden says three recently downed aerial objects were not linked to Chinese spy program
www.cnbc.com
The remarks put to rest mounting pressure from Congress to tell the public about what these three balloons were, and whether they posed an ongoing threat.

It turns out the balloons weren’t spy balloons after all. WHAT?? Who could’ve ever predicted this?

But of course, the first one still was. That makes sense. /s

  • MarxStuff
    29•1 year ago

    one the balloons was literally a 13$ school science project

    • Arsen6331 ☭OP
      22•1 year ago

      Yes, a $13 school science project to help the evil CCP spy on US citizens. Aha! You accidentally exposed the CCP’s child spy program! /s

    • 小莱卡
      18•1 year ago

      Pretty funny that they spent like 1000 bucks to destroy that 10 buck balloon.

      • @supersolid_snake@lemmygrad.ml
        15•1 year ago

        Is there another one? because I know they used an f22 raptor and a air to air missile to shoot the first one down and that cost has to be in the millions of dollars.

        • 小莱卡
          11•1 year ago

          lol you think it was that much? i have no idea but anyways that balloon was a high value play lmao.

          • @supersolid_snake@lemmygrad.ml
            14•1 year ago

            Oh yeah, the air to air missile itself is like $400k, and flying that jet is incredibly expensive. I think the maintenance hours exceed the flight hours or is that the f35. Regardless, it is a lot of meals for the homeless.

  • DankZedong
    13•1 year ago

    So this made me think. Did the army/air force know? Were they unable to spot the difference between a high tech spy balloon and an amateur project?

    If so, why spend so much resources trying to destroy it? If not, oh boy…

  • stasis
    9•1 year ago

    the us spent thousands of dollars for nothing lmao