T Dawg Spy Services, how can I help you?
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Ok. It does seem like a pretty good idea. First. A balloon is uncontrollable. So if you sent it from China, you cannot say WHAT part of USA you will see. This might be a 'bit' of a hindrance for the spying
#ChineseSpyBalloon
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Ok. It does seem like a pretty good idea. First. A balloon is uncontrollable. So if you sent it from China, you cannot say WHAT part of USA you will see. This might be a 'bit' of a hindrance for the spying
#ChineseSpyBalloon
Then its going to be big. As in huge. Very 'visible' as we say in the trade. In this 'spying' thing, it is not a good thing to be seen
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Yes, exactly like James Bond. No, actually not at all like James Bond, everybody knows he is a famous spy. I mean 'secret' agent
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Yes, exactly like James Bond. No, actually not at all like James Bond, everybody knows he is a famous spy. I mean 'secret' agent
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Next thing in this reconnaissance vehicle is payload. A regular weather balloon can lift about ... 8 pounds (4 kg). If you wanted to put spy camera gear, long telephoto lenses, recording devices, you'd need a giant balloon say 100 feet (33m) in diameter - enormous
Next thing in this reconnaissance vehicle is payload. A regular weather balloon can lift about ... 8 pounds (4 kg). If you wanted to put spy camera gear, long telephoto lenses, recording devices, you'd need a giant balloon say 100 feet (33m) in diameter - enormous
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I see, yes, but that is the next problem. You can't retrieve the intelligence gathered. It stays onboard. You cannot carry planetary transmission gear onboard, so you take photos or video, and have to wait days for the balloon to fly somewhere where you can recover it
I see, yes, but that is the next problem. You can't retrieve the intelligence gathered. It stays onboard. You cannot carry planetary transmission gear onboard, so you take photos or video, and have to wait days for the balloon to fly somewhere where you can recover it
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Yes exactly. There's considerable danger that the country you wanted to spy on will recover your balloon. Or another nation will. Or it crashes & nobody gets it. This's not the recommended way to do spying. Perhaps you might consider a more conventional spy satellite?
Yes exactly. There's considerable danger that the country you wanted to spy on will recover your balloon. Or another nation will. Or it crashes & nobody gets it. This's not the recommended way to do spying. Perhaps you might consider a more conventional spy satellite?
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