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		rasz on Feb 3, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Chinese surveillance balloon spotted over U.S., Pe... Official explanation is BS (danger to people in sparse rural Montana) so Im guessing they dont want to create a precedent for any of their own "projects" flying around the globe.

everybodyknows on Feb 3, 2023 [–]

Right, escalation risk. Next step being a satellite shootdown.

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