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It already is perfectly legal for Russian balloons to float where ever they want as long as they are at a high altitude that doesn't interfere with air traffic.
by op00to 3y ago
It already is perfectly legal for Russian balloons to float where ever they want as long as they are at a high altitude that doesn't interfere with air traffic. It's also legal for the US to decide to shoot them down.
- qwertox 3y ago> It's also legal for the US to decide to shoot them down. Why? It would be analogous to international waters. Is it legal for the US to sink a Swedish ship in international waters just because it dislikes its position? > at a high altitude that doesn't interfere with air traffic Which would mean outside of the scope of FAA's jurisdiction?
- op00to 3y agoIt’s not analogous to international waters at all. The US military blows up stuff outside of the scope of FAA jurisdiction all the time. It’s kind of their thing.
- qwertox 3y agoYes, but only because you're in the context of warfare. Even then it's not quite clear if it's legal if it were not for the "defense" argument. Those Russian balloons could be there just to display Yandex ads.