Originally Posted by
DodgyGeezer
I think ypu have an exaggerated view of the capabilities of modern technology, if you think that it can determine whether a black box at 40,000 ft contains a virus without going near it.
I'm fairly certain the technology exists to identify an amateur balloon. Strikes me as remarkably paranoid to start assuming any balloon that isn't immediately identifiable is carrying a deadly pathogen. Presumably this isn't the first time balloons of unknown origin have been found in US airspace, so why start shooting them down now? All stinks of politics to me but we are all entitled to our opinions and I certainly respect yours.