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[–] Typotyper@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I think the bigger issue is why was Norad notified for a Canadian civilian issue. Air command could easily have handled things with bumping it up to Norad.

The spy weather balloons are a different issue.

[–] Hotspur@lemmy.ml 1 points 8 months ago

Yeah that’s a fair point—I feel like you could manage this incident with a police helicopter or something. Maybe NORAD was just bored and itching for an excuse to scramble…