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One_Hand_Smith t1_j900qfy wrote

Reply to comment by BuffaloInCahoots in Object downed by US missile may have been amateur hobbyists’ $12 balloon by Uncle_Leo93

Let's be honest it wasn't because of planes, if it was you don't wait until it crosses the entire continental usa to down it lol.

I think it was just pr personally, lil bit of political capital can go a long way if used correctly, and if there is one thing america wants on china, is political power.

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BuffaloInCahoots t1_j900ywf wrote

I should have been specific the danger to planes was the one in Alaska. If I remember right it was at 20k which is in flight range. The one that crossed the states was at 60-70k and would only have been a danger once we shot it down.

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One_Hand_Smith t1_j9027l6 wrote

Okay, that one I get behind atleast since it was just entering American air space.

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