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After the Australian search for a radioactive capsule the size of a tick tack, it’s probably a good idea to avoid hitting that piñata with a missile over neighborhoods
I feel like they purposely wanted us to pop that balloon for some reason >

And that's why the government waited to do the popping over the ocean.
It was such a clear provocation, you never know what payload those balloons have.
Shooting them down over land could have consequences beyond wreckage landing on someone or something.