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> We don't stop for even a second to wonder how we'd feel about Chinese warships cruising off the coast of Miami, regardless of the "legality" of it. Spy ballo
by lostlogin 3y ago
> We don't stop for even a second to wonder how we'd feel about Chinese warships cruising off the coast of Miami, regardless of the "legality" of it.
Spy balloons in your airspace is in a similar category. They weren’t armed, but could clearly spy.
- gizmo686 3y agoUntil 2020, the US was part of the Open Skys treaty, which was specifically for allowing member states to fly unarmed spy aircraft in each others airspace. China was never a member, so wasn't covered under it, but Russia was until they withdrew in 2021. The only reason the US responded at all was internall politics. Geopolitically, we already assume that anything with line-of-sight to the sky is observable, and that this is probably good for geopolitical stability.