# Why shoot down the spy balloon?

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 7, 2023, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-shoot-down-the-spy-balloon/979440 "2023-02-07T17:50:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\
**Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-shoot-down-the-spy-balloon/979440/32 "2023-02-08T12:45:22Z")

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[The horror!](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-horror-of-blimps/152885)

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