[Helobubbas] China's Spy Balloon Over Montana Is Part Of A Larger, More Troubling Pattern

[kevin black]

The ultimate coup would be to commandeer one of these and be able to 
control it and have all it collected and be able to land it 
successfully.  That is the fear I have with ALL /drone/robotic/AI 
machines is that our enemies will figure out how to take command of it 
and then either just turn it off or use it against us.  That is where a 
man in the loop mechanical mechanism may still have an advantage.  
Something capable but also simple and immune to electronic manipulation.

On 2/4/2023 12:38 PM, Michael G. Brattland wrote:
>
> Pretty interesting Andy….I was thinking shotting it down might not be 
> as easy as you think…Article is nice background on this aspect…mgb
>
> *From:*Helobubbas <helobubbas-bounces at helobubbas.com> *On Behalf Of 
> *Andy Cain
> *Sent:* Saturday, February 4, 2023 11:11 AM
> *To:* 'Helobubbas' <helobubbas at helobubbas.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Helobubbas] China's Spy Balloon Over Montana Is Part 
> Of A Larger, More Troubling Pattern
>
> https://www.businessinsider.com/shooting-down-chinese-spy-balloon-harder-than-it-seems-2023-2
>
> We get much better intel from observing it than killing it. And, we 
> can spoof it as well.
>
> *From:*Helobubbas <helobubbas-bounces at helobubbas.com> *On Behalf Of 
> *Marc Liebman
> *Sent:* Saturday, February 4, 2023 10:58 AM
> *To:* Helobubbas <helobubbas at helobubbas.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Helobubbas] China's Spy Balloon Over Montana Is Part 
> Of A Larger, More Troubling Pattern
>
> The warrior in me says shoot it or them down. That’s what the PRC, 
> DPRK, Soviet Union/Russia does when our recon planes came near their 
> borders.
>
> So, I don’t understand the reasoning. The PRC is going to poke and 
> prod until we do something. If this balloon goes down over Montana, 
> what is it going to land on, some cows? The payload would be worth its 
> weight in gold in that we’ll learn more about their capabilities and 
> see what IP was stolen.
>
> The cynic in me says we have nothing to shoot it down with….
>
> Marc Liebman
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> *From: *Helobubbas <helobubbas-bounces at helobubbas.com> on behalf of 
> Harold Brattland <habrattland at arvig.net>
> *Date: *Saturday, February 4, 2023 at 11:45 AM
> *To: *Helobubbas <helobubbas at helobubbas.com>
> *Subject: *Re: [Helobubbas] China's Spy Balloon Over Montana Is Part 
> Of A Larger, More Troubling Pattern
>
> So who has the catchers mitt, Coasties or Navy, to catch the balloon 
> when it comes down off-shore??  Maybe those MH-53 with their tow gear 
> to sweep-up the parts?
> AF Mid Air Retrieval Gear is in the bone yard, as is the old balloon 
> chasers!
>
> h
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
>     On Feb 3, 2023, at 23:02, James Gould <nado.dad at gmail.com> wrote:
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>     
>
>     To allow this balloon to fly over one millimeter of U.S. territory
>     is unconscionable! To allow it to continue over most of the
>     country is treason.
>
>     On Fri, Feb 3, 2023, 11:52 Michael G. Brattland
>     <mgbrattland at gerlecreek.com <mailto:mgbrattland at gerlecreek.com>>
>     wrote:
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>         https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/chinas-spy-balloon-over-montana-is-part-of-a-larger-more-troubling-pattern
>         <https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/chinas-spy-balloon-over-montana-is-part-of-a-larger-more-troubling-pattern>
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