Comments by "David Ford" (@davidford3115) on "US brings downs Chinese 'spy balloon'" video.

  1. Weather balloons don't usually have gondolas the size of three city busses.
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  2. Then why the gondola the size of three city buses?
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  3. Indeed. Japan's Fu-Go balloon bomb from WW2 has been proven as a viable weapon by the Chinese.
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  4. That is a total Operation Mincemeat move. I approve!
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  5. A Day late and a dollar short.
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  6. Loiter time over the target. Also, the resolution is much better from 60,000 feet.
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  7. I also find myself asking why the Canadians didn't shoot it down either. Then I remember that pretty boy Trudick is also in China's pocket.
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  8.  @switchhit3774  Test NORAD's response to blatant violation of American airspace. Observe the American populace's response to such provocation. Judge whether the White House has the balls to actually take action. Pray for Taiwan because the message is clear: the US is a paper Tiger.
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  9. Fu-Go balloon bombs are no laughing matter dude. They caused a number of forest fires.
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  10.  @gregorylayne9044  Japan sent incendiary bombs to the US during WW2. Look it up. China just proved that it is still a viable vector of attack.
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  11. Weather balloons don't usually carry a gondola the size of three city buses.
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  12. Indeed. it should have been shot down as soon as it entered the US economic zone. The remote Alaska wilds would have been another safe place to bring it down.
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  13. NORAD learned NOTHING from Japan's Fu-Go balloon bombs.
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  14. Sad that the Chinese succeeded where Japan failed. Fu-Go balloon bombs are now a viable threat.
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  15. Fu-Go balloon bombs are no laughing matter.
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  16. Then why not shoot it down over Alaska where there is nobody around for miles? Or over Kansas or Nebraska which are also sparsely populated. Don't make excuses for incompetence.
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  17. Weather balloons don't usually carry a gondola the size of three city buses.
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  18. Fu-Go balloon bombs. Look them up.
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  19. Taiwan should be worried. The Chinese just proved that the US is a paper Tiger.
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  20. Fu-Go balloon bombs are no laughing matter. Besides, weather balloons don't carry gondolas the size of three city buses.
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  21. Weather balloons don't carry gondolas the size of three city buses.
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  22. North Korea isn't going to mess with China's balloon. Neither would Russia. As long as it remained West of Japan as it traveled north with the Jet Stream, it can get to the US without crossing hostile territory.
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  23. Still too little too late. A Day late and a dollar short.
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  24. Fu-Go balloon bombs are no laughing matter.
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  25. Should have shot it down over Alaska.
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  26. Also proved that Fu-Go balloon bombs are still viable.
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  27. Seems like the US learned nothing from Japan's Fu-Go balloon bomb.
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  28. Fu-Go balloon bombs are not absurd. That is why this is a big deal.
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  29. The Chinese were testing the theory behind Japan's Fu-Go balloon bombs.
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  30. Japan already beat them with Fu-Go balloon bombs.
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  31.  @steveb796  After it has already dropped its payload. Seriously, look up the Japanese incendiary Fu-Go balloon bomb. The Chinese just proved that it is still a viable weapon.
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  32.  @WastdTrashPanda  No they don't. Congress and the Pentagon specifically denied anyone from purchasing the F-22. The F-35 is basically the cheap version of the F-22, so there isn't really any new technology since the 22.
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  33. Ever heard of the U-2 Dragon Lady? Spy vehicles don't need to be undetectable to still be effective.
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  34. Fu-Go balloon bombs are no laughing matter. The Chinese just proved their viability.
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  35. I know of another delivery system that a former hostile power considered. Look up the Fu-Go balloon bomb.
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  36. Or incendiaries like the Fu-Go balloon bomb.
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  37. I think most Americans are embarred by the government's lack of response.
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  38. The Hanja script written all over it.
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  39.  @jimjones9239  Or incendiaries like the Japanese tried with their Fu-Go balloon bomb.
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  40. Fu-Go balloon bombs are no laughing matter.
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  41. Weather balloons don't carry gondolas that large.
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