One of the balloons shot down in the US with a $500,000 missile was a “hobby balloon” launched by the Northern Illinois Bottlecap Balloon Brigade according to Republican Strategist John Jordan.
“This is a group of hobbyists – of people, I think, with less than full and rich lives that gather together to build balloons and launch them around the world,” Mr Jordan told Sky News Australia.
“Why didn’t the FBI and why the national security apparatus of the United States didn’t run down all of these groups and talk to them and figure out which balloons were where before spending half a million dollars on a missile is beyond me.Read More
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