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Chinese "weather" balloon shoot-down over US
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[QUOTE="boneh3ad, post: 6852384, member: 268837"] I haven't seen whatever he said. I suppose you could put a nuke on a balloon and it would be harder to detect but easier to shoot down than an ICBM. Also, if a country decided to openly nuclearize a balloon, it immediately means they can't use balloons for other more useful purposes because everyone would assume it's a nuclear attack and retaliate. It's the same reason we don't have conventional ICBMs and why the US isn't planning to develop nuclear hypersonic weapons. So to me, saying "why should I worry about balloons when they have nukes" is akin to saying "why should I be concerned about smoking cigarettes when I could die in a plane crash tomorrow." Unknowingly giving up intel is how you lose future wars. [/QUOTE]
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