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The US Government shooting down an Unidentified Flying Object sounds like the start of a science fiction film. If there were ever a bad time and place for actua

The US Government shooting down an Unidentified Flying Object sounds like the start of a science fiction film. If there were ever a bad time and place for actual aliens to come visit...

Ancapistani 4y ago
The most interesting thing to me is that the US federal government isn’t calling them “balloons” - or even “lighter than air craft”. It leaves open a lot of conspiracy type theories, and I just don’t see the motivation to do that It “feels” to me like there’s something more than US/China brinksmanship going on.
- l3mure 4y ago
  > It leaves open a lot of conspiracy type theories, and I just don’t see the motivation to do that Really? You can't think of any reason the US government would be happy to stir up disinfo and bullshit? I mean... https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/us-using-declassified-intel-fight-info-war-russia-even-intel-isnt-rock-rcna23014 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/us-using-... > Multiple U.S. officials acknowledged that the U.S. has used information as a weapon even when confidence in the accuracy of the information wasn’t high. Sometimes it has used low-confidence intelligence for deterrent effect, as with chemical agents, and other times, as an official put it, the U.S. is just “trying to get inside Putin’s head.” Emphasis mine.
- booleandilemma 4y ago
  The US government loves to tease the public with speculation of aliens and UFOs for some reason. https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/27/politics/pentagon-ufo-videos/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/27/politics/pentagon-ufo-videos/... https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/ufo-report-government-can-t-explain-143-144-mysterious-flying-n1272390 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/ufo-report-go... https://www.foxnews.com/science/nasa-team-study-ufos-release-report-public-2023 https://www.foxnews.com/science/nasa-team-study-ufos-release...
zxcvbn4038 4y ago
The first tic-tac they shoot at is going to kick their ass. No offense America but my money is on our alien overlords to win.
- krapp 4y ago
  >No offense America but my money is on our alien overlords to win. Motherfucker when we all get shipped off to the cobalt mines on Rigel you're getting a blaster bolt up the ass.
- pmontra 4y ago
  Let's say we're at war with Alpha Centaury. They'll get news of the downing of their flying cylinder in 2027 and will retaliate in 2032. If they can't send much more than a few small ships the logistic is pretty bad for them. Even if they are loaded with nukes, it's not much damage on the planetary scale. If they can send one thousand, it's a different matter.

The US Government shooting down an Unidentified Flying Object sounds like the start of a science fiction film. If there were ever a bad time and place for actual aliens to come visit...

Ancapistani 4y ago

The most interesting thing to me is that the US federal government isn’t calling them “balloons” - or even “lighter than air craft”. It leaves open a lot of conspiracy type theories, and I just don’t see the motivation to do that It “feels” to me like there’s something more than US/China brinksmanship going on.

l3mure 4y ago
> It leaves open a lot of conspiracy type theories, and I just don’t see the motivation to do that Really? You can't think of any reason the US government would be happy to stir up disinfo and bullshit? I mean... https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/us-using-declassified-intel-fight-info-war-russia-even-intel-isnt-rock-rcna23014 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/us-using-... > Multiple U.S. officials acknowledged that the U.S. has used information as a weapon even when confidence in the accuracy of the information wasn’t high. Sometimes it has used low-confidence intelligence for deterrent effect, as with chemical agents, and other times, as an official put it, the U.S. is just “trying to get inside Putin’s head.” Emphasis mine.
booleandilemma 4y ago
The US government loves to tease the public with speculation of aliens and UFOs for some reason. https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/27/politics/pentagon-ufo-videos/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2020/04/27/politics/pentagon-ufo-videos/... https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/ufo-report-government-can-t-explain-143-144-mysterious-flying-n1272390 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/ufo-report-go... https://www.foxnews.com/science/nasa-team-study-ufos-release-report-public-2023 https://www.foxnews.com/science/nasa-team-study-ufos-release...

zxcvbn4038 4y ago

The first tic-tac they shoot at is going to kick their ass. No offense America but my money is on our alien overlords to win.

krapp 4y ago
>No offense America but my money is on our alien overlords to win. Motherfucker when we all get shipped off to the cobalt mines on Rigel you're getting a blaster bolt up the ass.
pmontra 4y ago
Let's say we're at war with Alpha Centaury. They'll get news of the downing of their flying cylinder in 2027 and will retaliate in 2032. If they can't send much more than a few small ships the logistic is pretty bad for them. Even if they are loaded with nukes, it's not much damage on the planetary scale. If they can send one thousand, it's a different matter.