13-02-2023, 19:27
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cf.geek
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No balloons over the UK
Are we so crap that nobody wants to spy on us?
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13-02-2023, 19:32
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Trollsplatter
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Re: No balloons over the UK
In all seriousness … given the movement of the polar jet stream anyone launching a balloon at us from Russia or China would have to send it via North America, and they’re suddenly very good at shooting them down.
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13-02-2023, 19:52
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Dr Pepper Addict
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Re: No balloons over the UK
Balloons ?
Aside from the first one, the others were probably aliens 
---------- Post added at 18:52 ---------- Previous post was at 18:51 ----------
Also, enough of the political jibes, its not necessary in every topic (post removed).
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13-02-2023, 20:39
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cf.geek
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Re: No balloons over the UK
That's even worse, even the aliens have no interest in us!
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13-02-2023, 21:05
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cf.mega poster
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Re: No balloons over the UK
Weather balloons and other survey balloons have been routinely tracked in UK airspace for decades just in case they become a hazard for aircraft.
Every week over 10,000 weather balloons are launched by meteorological organizations around the world.
Some can have payloads the weight of a few cars.
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14-02-2023, 16:06
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Re: No balloons over the UK
Quote:
Originally Posted by Paul
Also, enough of the political jibes, its not necessary in every topic (post removed).
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I'm only going to repeat this once, the next one will attract a rest for the poster.
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15-02-2023, 10:25
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Deus Vult
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Re: No balloons over the UK
They don't need balloons there's a fair amount of CCTV infrastructure that's Chinese based.
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