US shoots down another high-altitude �object� over Alaska: Pentagon

#1 | US shoots down another high-altitude �object� over Alaska: Pentagon datum

Fri Feb 10, 2023 5:09 pm

US shoots down another high-altitude �object� over Alaska: Pentagon
By Emily Crane and
Caitlin Doornbos
February 10, 2023 2:55pm Updated
https://nypost.com/2023/02/10/us-shoots-...urce=NYPTwitter

The US has shot down another high-altitude �object� over the waters off Alaska, the Pentagon revealed Friday � six days after a fighter jet took out an infamous Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina.

The latest object, which was detected within the last 24 hours, was downed on President Biden�s orders, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters during a White House briefing.

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�The object was flying at an altitude of 40,000 feet and posed a reasonable threat to the safety of civilian flight,� Kirby said.

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#2 | RE: US shoots down another high-altitude �object� over Alaska: Pentagon datum

Fri Feb 10, 2023 5:09 pm

"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.

"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."

- J. R. R. Tolkien

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#3 | RE: US shoots down another high-altitude �object� over Alaska: Pentagon datum

Fri Feb 10, 2023 5:36 pm (Last edited: Fri Feb 10, 2023 5:37 pm)

Am now wondering whether China will use this destruction of its balloons as a way to justify the shooting down of our satellites over its territory.

I see potential of escalation.

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#4 | RE: US shoots down another high-altitude �object� over Alaska: Pentagon datum

Fri Feb 10, 2023 5:58 pm

Quote: Isailedaway wrote in post #3
Am now wondering whether China will use this destruction of its balloons as a way to justify the shooting down of our satellites over its territory.

I see potential of escalation.

That does seem to be the most likely outcome.

"I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo.

"So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us."

- J. R. R. Tolkien

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