That's the most sensible comment at the WaPo column "New Jersey needs to get a grip. But our drone defenses need work. There’s no need to panic about drones." The column — not the comment, the column — is by Max Boot.
And here's the statement from the Feds the commenter is reacting to: "We have no evidence at this time that the reported drone sightings pose a national security or public safety threat or have a foreign nexus."
And then there's this:
Yes father, use grok to generate an image of the New Jersey drones delivering McDonalds to that fat slob Chris Christie.
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Biden et al said the same thing about the Chinese balloons. But now the pardoning of Chinese spys makes sense.
They could be ours, but the program is classified. What should the Feds say in that situation?
Thanks for the chuckle. That’s funny right there I don’t care who you are.
Well, in any event I'd stay as far away from Grover's Mill as possible.
Yeah, Max Boot. Proponent of perpetual war, the Russian Collusion Hoax (despite being Russian by birth), and whose wife has been indicted as a foreign agent. I'm all ears...
Just say “The drones are ours, but the program is classified, so no further information forthcoming”. Are you worried that that would be giving something away? The public can plainly see them flying overhead; it not exactly top-secret.
The airspace over and near the NY and DC metro areas is highly regulated. Every airport and military base monitors its own neighborhood, and there are many airports nearby. The government knows what's going on, and there's a 99.999% chance the government is flying them. (Unless these are misidentifications of ordinary aircraft, as the DC beltway shooter used a dark sedan but was thought to be a white truck because white trucks are very common.)
Interactive drone flight map with regulated areas:
https://droneflyzone.com/
Drones are required to self identify, and would be quickly spotted if they do not identify and are car sized:
https://www.faa.gov/uas/getting_started/remote_id
Calm your nerves! Lex Luthor has spoken.
"I don't know why she has her panties in a wad."
You bitches need to listen to my calm, bald voice!
The government knows what's going on
I think the government is completely clueless!
there's a 99.999% chance the government is flying them
The FAA part of the government shut down a New York airport for an hour because of secret government drone flights all over the blue states? That doesn't sound like a fuck-up at all!
A reporter for News Max has videos of these drones. Fifty came out of the ocean.
Take me to your leader! The attack begins January 20th.
Max Boot published "18 Reasons why Donald Trump could be a Russian Agent" in the Washington Post. Why would *anyone* take anything he says seriously again?
"Car-sized" sounds kinda big
the flying cars over our heads
operated by some unknown operator
are no big deal at all
keep calm, everyone
the government is in complete control of the situation, and we deny that it is happening
No one in media can find this prior press release?
I don't disagree with you. The government is made of hundreds of competing units. Some are largely public (FAA), while others such as the No Such Agency (NSA) know a lot of things even as they maintain an incredibly low profile. Someone knows and is flying stuff, while other units may be clueless. See the 9/11 dropped balls by the intelligence community.
Still, you can find the NSA at Fort Meade, Maryland. Just don't crash the gates or they will kill you.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency
https://www.yahoo.com/news/nsa-shooting-fort-meade-gate-men-dressed-as-women-154647122.html
"'Car-sized' sounds kinda big."
Car-sized is a reasonable descriptor of an AAI RQ-2 Pioneer drone -- 14 feet long with a 17-foot wingspan. These first become prominent during the Gulf War. They spied on Saddam's troops, helped guide long-range bombardment by our Iowa-class battleships, and performed dozens of other services. They didn't carry weapons, but that was a choice, not a limitation. They're obsolete now, but dozens of other nations build and deploy similar drones today -- including China and Iran. The Pioneer is powered by a 2-stoke, 2-cylinder boxer motor similar to a number of commercially available motors used by RC enthusiasts for their big-scale models. It carries enough avgas for 115 miles for there-and back operation -- more than enough for operations from an offshore container ship of who knows what nationality. What it looks like.
Interested reporters ought to show eyewitnesses that picture along with others of more modern drones.
I second Whiskeybum - people (almost all people) would be perfectly fine hearing that (as we already know!) the military has classified projects going. What people are not fine with is, "We don't know where these are from or what they're doing, but we can tell you with confidence that they pose no threat."
Did they learn nothing from the election? When you say unbelievable things in a world in which we all carry all of human knowledge in our pockets, your credibility plummets.
Drones are required to self identify
What about those of us who self-identify as drones?
All these slow-moving drones spotted, all these smart phone hi-res cameras out there in the world, all these enthusiasts, so much low-light photography technology.... and no clear pictures. We don't even know if they're talking about fixed wing military drones, or multi-rotor hovering-type drones. So little information, so much fabulism. A yet a rocket can launch and people use cameras to track them into orbit. Yawn.
Boot plays it down without offering any explanation and hints at mass hysteria.
That does it for me. It's Aliens, Russians or Iranians.
Could be the Jews!
I had literal tears of laughter at the Trump Tweet.
I didn't know drones in New Jersey flew, I thought they only walked.
This guy is determined to find out.
"We have no evidence at this time that the reported drone sightings pose a national security or public safety threat or have a foreign nexus." he stated without evidence.
I have a theory that these sightings, and UFO reports, are a test of a deception operation. What if we, or some other state, have a system that can deceive people into believing something is flying around out there? Not just visually, but to appear on radar and other sensors. That would be an invaluable asset on the battlefield. Think of the ways that could be deployed.
"These are car-sized drones ... "
A "car-sized drone" is probably a helicopter. More likely it is a figment of someone's imagination.
Unpiloted military helicopter flies 134 km in simulated mission
"A retrofitted Black Hawk helicopter flew autonomously between mountains to deliver blood supplies in a simulated mission. It also picked up a simulated medical casualty.
NewScientist
I have a pretty good idea why these aren’t being flown over southern states.
Max Boot is a tool.
Didn't the War of the Worlds take place in New Jersey?
"The public can plainly see them flying overhead". Yeah, they can, can't they. But they fly at night. How can people see them? Oh, right. They have lights! Huh. It's almost like someone wants people to see them.
Once McDonalds starts droning in Big Macs, I'm doomed.
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