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Mystery drones swarm US Military base

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Re: Mystery drones swarm US Military base

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We can't leagally shoot down drones flying over military bases? Can really tell that law was written before the Ukraine war..

Not only that, but the article alleges that they couldn't catch the drones either

Begs belief, some information must be getting caught by a classification here

Re: Mystery drones swarm US Military base

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The archive link https://archive.is/bDYTD has the title "Mystery Drones...". Where does the "UFOs" come, an old title, or OP editorializing?

Sadly "UFO", although maybe factually correct (an object which flies and is unidentifiable), attracts the attention of the loud and uneducated, who believe alien civilizations visit this planet, and confirmation biases themselves into the faith.

Re: Mystery drones swarm US Military base

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post #5
post #4

We can't leagally shoot down drones flying over military bases? Can really tell that law was written before the Ukraine war..

Not only that, but the article alleges that they couldn't catch the drones either Begs belief, some information must be getting caught by a classification here

> Begs belief

I believe the term you were looking for is "beggars belief".

Re: Mystery drones swarm US Military base

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post #6

The archive link https://archive.is/bDYTD has the title "Mystery Drones...". Where does the "UFOs" come, an old title, or OP editorializing? Sadly "UFO", although maybe factually correct (an object which flies and is unidentifiable), attracts the attention of the loud and uneducated, who believe alien civilizations visit this planet, and confirmation biases themselves into the faith.

There's a conspiracy among techies growing like ivy: that UFO == aliens, and that the US gov't is in cahoots, or being attacked by them. It's SO weird to see this spread among self-described critical thinkers. Probably why the change.

Re: Mystery drones swarm US Military base

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post #4

We can't leagally shoot down drones flying over military bases? Can really tell that law was written before the Ukraine war..

Does seem a bizarre restriction. I assume this is restricted airspace. Anything unpiloted should be fair game to be shot down.
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