OK... whatever. Donald Trump Jr. retweeted photos that show his dad as an angry, orange baby balloon and said it would be 'funny' if it was flown over Beijing in retaliation for the Chinese spy balloon https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/poli...y-balloon/ar-AA1795zb?ocid=U452DHP&li=BBnb7Kz
@maxipad, they punctured the balloon, so the Sidewinder was unlike to strike the payload, watch the video you microcephalic. 2) Using their M61A1 at that range would have absolutely destroyed the payload. 3) Impacting the ocean, from 60K feet and achieving terminal velocity after 12 seconds and nearly two minutes of time to splash, will do all the damage.
%% LOL, lot of hot air/there/ in the sky2; A DOD retired general on AFA talk radio ''said that sensor on balloon is about the size of a school bus.'' Good shot on the chicom spy balloon
Until just a few years ago we freely let Russia over fly the US. And we over flew them. China is not and was not a signatory to the treaty. (Open Skies Treaty) The use of balloons is a little weird as they had to know we would see them and with modern satellites, why use a balloon? https://www.cnn.com/2018/09/20/politics/open-skies-russian-plane-certified/index.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_on_Open_Skies
%% Older ex DOD general said they are more accurate; he was not refering to weather ballons LOL Referring to spy satellites, like the one the US fighter jet just shot down