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A few million bucks in ordinance is chump change compared to the damage it could have caused if it detonated an EMP over important infrastructure, or dispersed a bioweapon. The intelligence it gathered for China was likely worth well over a few million, too. By allowing it to travel across the entire continental US it was a declaration to China that we won't defend our airspace. This was a probing attack, and it was a resounding success for China.
I agree with all points.
This is failure by Biden in his role as Commander in Chief. He should be impeached for this.
High resolution footage of the flyover states without atmospheric interference could easily reveal the location of US ICBM silos.
The decision to not shoot it down over Kansas (or whatever) was a cynical decision of politics and optics over strategic interests.
As this isn't the first such probing attack, there is not reason for the Air Force to have a policy to deal with these balloons. They could easily be dropped into the arctic ocean on every occasion; well before they make landfall.
It is an opportunity to send a message: Most countries could not shoot down a high altitude balloon, but the USA can.
Draw a parallel with the U2 surveillance planes of the 60s.