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No need to picture a cute hypothetical set of facts that are dissimilar to that actual set of facts.

These are serious military protocols not a academic exercise in a vacuum.

Unauthorized flying of even dji drones near and over military bases is illegal and people get arrested for it. In fact a Chinese citizen was just arrested yesterday for flying a drone over a Space Force base.

Based on reports and video evidence the drones being observed are not common dji drones (certainly not a kite blown over the fence), reports are these are 6-10ft and don’t have any radio frequency. Otherwise they are being reported as specifically going to/coming from military bases.

And though I don’t think it is credible, at least one Congressman is publicly stating these are Iranian military drones being launched from Iranian submarines.

Just seems to me “scrambling jets” seems like something out of a movie to people unfamiliar, but it’s an daily occurrence.



And what's the purpose of putting jets in the air, that stall around 200km/h, to "intercept" stationary objects?


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