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This is also why there was reluctance to shoot the balloon down until it had passed over the ocean. The enormous payload container was a definite threat to lif
by jandrese 2y ago
This is also why there was reluctance to shoot the balloon down until it had passed over the ocean. The enormous payload container was a definite threat to life and limb if shot down over a populated area, and most of the US has at least a token population.
- zitterbewegung 2y agoIt’s also much easier to do less damage on the drone itself by shooting it over water than land. Honestly I think that played a major factor where they shot it down.