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Even with a net or harpoon, how do they bring these "city-bus size" things down safely and intact from 60,000 feet when they weigh so much?
by unsupp0rted 4y ago
Even with a net or harpoon, how do they bring these "city-bus size" things down safely and intact from 60,000 feet when they weigh so much?
- bhouston 4y agoI think the "city sized bus" includes the balloon? Or is that just the payload? If it is just the payload, I guess you need to board it and either hijack it, or attach a parachute to it? Then I guess the adversary will start to add self-destruct mechanisms to them or some other type of arms race will occur.
- unsupp0rted 4y agoUnlikely to board something at 60,000 feet. I guess you'd have to harpoon it down to a reasonable altitude first, then board it. But does anybody have the capability to harpoon something at 60,000 feet? Hitting it with a missile is much simpler.