Just dropped · Trial Balloon · Ep. 193
The Magnificent Seven
New York Times: “The Pentagon said on Tuesday that China had rejected a request from Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to speak with his Chinese counterpart on Saturday soon after an American fighter jet shot down a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina.”
Related from the Associated Press: “As jets closed in on China balloon, hobbyists were listening.”
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