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Weekend Open Forum
There's another weekend ahead and so much to talk about. Here's a safe space to raise whatever is on your mind.
Confidential Daily Comment
Spy Balloon a Sign of Weakness
Testing your opponent before making major moves is a time honoured combat strategy. In doing so, China just made a mockery of the United States.
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The Chinese spy balloon has made a mockery of American air defence.
Not because the Americans were incapable of detecting it or shooting it down, but because they spent days dithering over what action to take.
No-one truly believes this was a wayward weather balloon blown off course by the predictable Westerly winds.
It's much more likely to be an unmanned surveillance blimp or a test of the US government's response protocols by the Chinese.
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