The government and the drones
Is there anyone who trusts the government anymore? That’s a rhetorical question.
Their explanations about this latest drone business remind me of something from a farcical comedy, but they’re not really funny. Something like this: We don’t know what the drones are but they’re nothing to be concerned about.
However, logic would indicate that reassurances aren’t particularly reassuring if they’re based on ignorance. Therefore, either you know and aren’t telling or you don’t know and therefore cannot reassure.
President-elect Trump goes with the “they know and aren’t telling” explanation, and I agree:
TRUMP ON NJ DRONES: “The government knows exactly what’s going on, they should tell the public”
— ALX ?? (@alx) December 16, 2024
https://www.diu.mil/replicator
DoD telling you that they are not telling you what it isn’t that they are not telling you.
Here’s 57 mins more of that from the Hudson Institute: https://www.youtube.com/live/B4-MzqKUq0Q
Yeah, this Federal non-answer is frustrating as hell.
Some current theories–
Actually, its our own government, or some part of it–see Dr. Steven Greer’s decade’s long contention that rogue government organizations are ginning up an “alien invasion” threat.
China, Russia, or some other nation state?
Some very wealthy SPECTRE like organization?
Extraterrestrials? But I don’t see observers talking about seeing these objects demonstrating the “Six Observables.”
Perhaps an extremely confusing mixture of some, or all of the above?
And the latest theory is that these drones are searching the country, trying to detect traces of a nuclear or dirty nuclear bomb. As I understand it, if it were a dirty nuclear bomb, it would probably only contain a relatively small amount of nuclear materials and, if this were the case, such a dirty nuclear bomb would be very hard to detect.
The problem with this last theory is that the DOE already has it’s NEST (Nuclear Emergency Support Team (formerly titled “Search Team”)), an umbrella organization specially equipped and tasked to detect just such a threat.
I doubt that the thousands of drones flying around are all equipped with similar detection equipment.
Thinking about it, though, I’m currently inclined to think that the nuclear or dirty nuclear bomb idea is the most likely explanation for all of these “drones” flying around. *
Wouldn’t one of our enemies just love to smuggle such a weapon into one of our cities and detonate it?
If this is the case, I could see why the government might make the decision not to inform the public about what is really going on, so as to avoid panic.
* See https://yournews.com/2024/12/16/2948849/radioactive-material-lost-in-transit-nrc-confirms-speculation-mounts-over/
Along with Trump, I don’t believe the government doesn’t know what’s going on.
P.S.
A dirty bomb can be seen as a psychological weapon.
The purpose of a dirty bomb is not so much it’s initial destructive power but, rather it’s ability to spread radioactive material over a wide area, forcing either an extremely expensive and lengthy clean up, or–given the half life of the radioactive material involved–abandonment of the contaminated area for months, years, or perhaps even a lot longer.
Moreover, there are also obviously the immediate, and residual effects on any person unfortunately caught in the area when the weapon detonates.
Snow on Pine,
Interesting theory. A clandestine operation to try to detect something nefarious fits well with the circumstantial facts.
The explanation is either sinister or infuriatingly stupid.
This would certainly be the case in my Florida neighborhood. I’d love to get my 12 out and have a go. ..over my backyard I could easily mistake it for a crow .
https://babylonbee.com/news/drone-problem-solved-after-they-try-flying-over-texas
“Never let a crisis go to waste.” Could Obama and his minions somehow be creating a chaotic situation to interrupt the transfer of power? There have been rumors about some high-ranking military seeking to prevent Trump from taking power.
@Rufus:A clandestine operation
But it’s not very clandestine at all. They have their running lights on. Everyone is watching them and talking about them.
”I don’t believe the government doesn’t know what’s going on.”
I’m with Kate here. I think the federal government knows exactly what’s going on. They’re just not telling us.
This feels like the Chinese spy balloon incident: willful incompetence.
Snow, just read that nuke material has gone missing, from a train. And some containers found damages, in a NJ rail yard.
I don’ know what/who/where on the drones. But I think now some stupid people that have drones are out there, causing mayhem
Niketas,
I debated using the word “clandestine” for the very reason you outline. If it is a military mission it is clandestine in that all military leaders interviewed on the subject deny any involvement.
Maybe clandestine yet overt?