In South Korea, they reported the discovery in their airspace of a balloon "belonging to Pyongyang"

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In South Korea, they reported the discovery in their airspace of a balloon "belonging to Pyongyang"

The controversy surrounding the Chinese balloon, which was destroyed yesterday by the US Air Force off the coast of South Carolina, has not subsided yet, as a similar object was spotted in the Republic of Korea.

Last night, a balloon with a diameter of about 2 meters was detected in the airspace of South Korea in the Gyeonggi area near the border with the DPRK. The flying object that briefly violated the airspace belongs to Pyongyang, according to the Yonhap news agency.



At the same time, unlike their American allies, Seoul did not take "radical" measures against the "uninvited guest." The Republic of Korea Armed Forces said that given the size of the balloon, it is unlikely that it can be used for military purposes and is probably intended for studying the weather.

In addition, Seoul added that such balloons are used by artillerymen of a neighboring country to determine the direction of the wind. The South Korean military has allegedly repeatedly noticed such objects in the border areas of the DPRK.

As for the Chinese balloons, in addition to the object destroyed at sea off the coast of South Carolina, another one was found flying over Costa Rica and Venezuela.



Beijing has already acknowledged that the second balloon also belongs to China, but they also called it a weather balloon. Its appearance over Latin America was explained by the Chinese Foreign Ministry as a serious deviation from the course due to strong winds.
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  1. +6
    6 February 2023 16: 33
    Heap the Winnie the Pooh method went. Perhaps this will revive interest in balloons. in a new context. The death of the Hindenburg for some time turned humanity away from this type of air transport. But this epic flight of a Chinese balloon over the United States may revive interest in multi-cell, high-altitude balloons or hot air balloons. And not only as spy vehicles, after all, he could carry drones, and guided bombs, and you never know what else.

    If we had such a ball over the Dnieper, it would be possible to drop bombs on the notorious bridges from it))))))
    1. +3
      6 February 2023 16: 36
      Heap winnie the pooh method gone

      “I wonder what it was that rumbled like that?” I couldn't have made so much noise! And where, I wonder, is my balloon? .. laughing
      From m / f "Winnie the Pooh"
      1. +5
        6 February 2023 16: 38
        The epic with balls is gaining momentum! lol It will be fun to see a sequel.
        1. 0
          6 February 2023 16: 46
          The epic with balls is gaining momentum

          a new trend - balloon-shaped buggies.. Why are we lagging behind?
          1. 0
            6 February 2023 21: 00
            Really a mess.
            New boil, mutual accusations, and Russia is out of business.
            It's not even usual.
            Yes, even in Moscow, launch balloons with tied bags so that they fly over the American embassy. Well, we are not in business at all, it was so blown by the wind.
            In bags, a note with a wish for a peaceful sky above your head.
        2. +3
          6 February 2023 16: 54
          That's for sure. China stated that the "probe" was blown away by the wind .. Well, well.)

          Here, now Korea is on the ears.
    2. +1
      6 February 2023 17: 38
      Last night, a balloon with a diameter of about 2 meters was detected in the airspace of South Korea in the Gyeonggi area near the border with the DPRK.
      Heap the Winnie the Pooh method went.
      Yes, this is just a test of a rubber bomb. wassat
  2. +4
    6 February 2023 16: 40
    Well, it started ... Balloons are flying all around and governments are scaring. bully
  3. -4
    6 February 2023 16: 41
    Omgf .. The Americans still trolled the USSR ... Balls.
  4. +2
    6 February 2023 16: 42
    Strange, the tribalts are silent. Such a fresh, trendy theme with probes and brakes. Well, nothing, the slow poke will catch up and surpass))
  5. +7
    6 February 2023 16: 47
    It could have been more run, no problem with that ...
    1. +5
      6 February 2023 17: 07
      Vous êtes sur qu'il s'agisse d'un ballon?
      Bon d'accord je suis Français je dois avoir l'esprit mal place! :-)

      Are you sure it's a balloon?
      Okay, okay, I'm French, I must be in a bad mood! :-)
      1. +5
        6 February 2023 17: 17
        Looks more like the ass the Russians send the United States of America to
      2. +1
        6 February 2023 18: 30
        l'idee est impressionnante et l'image est bonne. Tout va bien, Kounnar, vous avez un bon esprit!
    2. +1
      6 February 2023 17: 41
      It could have been more run, no problem with that ...
      And a big map of the USA exactly in the center. drinks
  6. -1
    6 February 2023 16: 49
    Boo-ha-ha! We also need to launch airships over Ukraine, let the Ukrainian walk with his head up))) laughing
    1. 0
      6 February 2023 17: 42
      Boo-ha-ha! We also need to launch airships over Ukraine, let the Ukrainian walk with his head up)))
      Alas, the rose of the prevailing winds is in the wrong direction. But from Vladivostok towards the USA and Canada - easily.
      1. 0
        8 February 2023 06: 14
        Well, well, fantasize here. From Ukraine, you can just launch it. A GPS bomber, and an air defense nightmare.
  7. 0
    6 February 2023 16: 50
    Well, here's a new entertainment. For a hundred years, these probes flew back and forth and didn’t interfere with anyone, and now they’ve blown up as if a UFO has landed
  8. +3
    6 February 2023 16: 51
    Last night, a balloon with a diameter of about 2 meters was detected in the airspace of South Korea in the Gyeonggi area near the border with the DPRK.

    Where is the horse with a hoof,
    there and cancer with a claw.
    (Folk wisdom)

    It is strange that the Poles have not yet discovered the Belarusian ball, and the Estonians - the Russian
    1. 0
      8 February 2023 06: 15
      The wind in the stratosphere is always from West to East.
  9. 0
    6 February 2023 16: 53
    winked So the Americans "did not take" radical measures immediately. Especially after the first attempt ended in a fiasco. We waited until the ball will drop at 18000 m.
  10. +1
    6 February 2023 16: 59
    In the 70s, on Kola, a Red Star was given for a downed balloon.
  11. +1
    6 February 2023 17: 06
    However, the trend... wassat ball hunting season is open.
  12. 0
    6 February 2023 17: 14
    Fill test tubes with various interesting substances into such balloons and launch them over the pins themselves and their colonies ...
  13. 0
    6 February 2023 17: 24
    Obviously, Kim Jong-un sent a message to a can? Will it fly? More than one blinkin to show off by burying a message to Lavrov in the sands of Egypt. lol
  14. -1
    6 February 2023 18: 03
    Quote: voice of reason

    If we had such a ball over the Dnieper, it would be possible to drop bombs on the notorious bridges from it))))))

    Large, slow, almost incapable of maneuvering the target. And what could prevent her from being shot?
    1. -1
      7 February 2023 04: 26
      humanity's lack of ballistic systems firing 20 kilometers up. And the lack of missile systems capable of aiming at such a target.
    2. 0
      8 February 2023 06: 17
      Quote: Peaceful SEO
      Quote: voice of reason

      If we had such a ball over the Dnieper, it would be possible to drop bombs on the notorious bridges from it))))))

      Large, slow, almost incapable of maneuvering the target. And what could prevent her from being shot?

      What if there are hundreds of them?
  15. +2
    6 February 2023 18: 23
    And here the thought came. And why not use such balls on CBO.
    Raised it 1-2 km on a rope and let it hang with a camera to keep track.
    It's cheaper than any rotorcraft. And if they kill them so quickly, they don’t fall, the whole camera will remain. He inflated the balloon and raised it again.
    1. 0
      7 February 2023 07: 46
      The camera begins to dangle and rotate, it is difficult to see something.
      1. 0
        8 February 2023 06: 18
        Quote: Pafnuty Ipatievich
        The camera begins to dangle and rotate, it is difficult to see something.

        Well, then, as in the First World War, an observer in the basket.

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