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Three points:

1. You don't actually know what actions the US has taken.

2. The only country outside of one using nuclear bombs that could theoretically "hit back" is China.

3. Flying some balloons across the US doesn't necessarily necessitate some sort of massive response. There's levels.





Oh I thought you said the actions would be kinetic.

No, sorry. I wrote:

> Yes, you're missing that if you mess with the power grid the US will go and kinetically strike back (read: bomb your country) or attack you with its own cyber warfare capabilities, unlike the EU.




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