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Ponietz

(2,939 posts) Fri Aug 2, 2019, 11:26 AM Aug 2019

Pentagon testing mass surveillance balloons across US

[link:https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2019/aug/02/pentagon-balloons-surveillance-midwest|

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Pentagon testing mass surveillance balloons across US (Original Post) Ponietz Aug 2019 OP

Camouflaged as Diaper Trump balloons. nt Xipe Totec Aug 2019 #1

Seems to me like DoD is preparing for major domestic terrorism Ponietz Aug 2019 #2

Doubt this will go anywhere or gain permanence...with helium supplies rather limited, some ... SWBTATTReg Aug 2019 #3

Xipe Totec

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1. Camouflaged as Diaper Trump balloons. nt

Reply to Ponietz (Original post)

Fri Aug 2, 2019, 11:29 AM

Aug 2019

Ponietz

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2. Seems to me like DoD is preparing for major domestic terrorism

Reply to Xipe Totec (Reply #1)

Fri Aug 2, 2019, 12:00 PM

Aug 2019

an incel insurrection

SWBTATTReg

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3. Doubt this will go anywhere or gain permanence...with helium supplies rather limited, some ...

Reply to Ponietz (Original post)

Fri Aug 2, 2019, 01:20 PM

Aug 2019

other technical means of keeping this balloons aloft for significant periods of time (hydrogen is flammable, dangerous to use) besides helium would be required.

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