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Pentagon: Chinese Ship Captures US Underwater Drone Fom Sea (usatoday.com)

Posted by msmash on from the terse-relationship dept.

The Pentagon is demanding that China return an "unlawfully seized" underwater drone after a Chinese warship took the device from waters near a US oceanographic vessel. From a report on USA Today: A U.S. Navy underwater drone operating in international waters was captured by a Chinese warship in the South China Sea, Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said in a statement on Friday. The drone is not armed and is used for gathering weather and temperature data. The incident occurred Thursday. The drone was launched by the USNS Bowditch, a civilian crewed oceanographic ship that is operated by the Military Sealift Command, off the coast of the Philippines. These types of drones, called gliders, typically collect unclassified data, such as water temperatures and salinity levels. "We call upon China to return our UUV immediately, and to comply with all of its obligations under international law," Pentagon press secretary Peter Cook said in a statement, using the abbreviation for "unmanned underwater vehicle."

10 of 406 comments (clear)

  1. Time for war by 110010001000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    We need to team up with Russia and attack China. It is the only way. We are now run by Russia anyway.

    1. Re:Time for war by PopeRatzo · · Score: 4, Funny

      We need to team up with Russia and attack China.

      It won't work. China built a Wall.

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    2. Re:Time for war by PopeRatzo · · Score: 5, Funny

      They also have tens of millions of young men with no hope of finding a wife and starting a family.

      In America, we call those, "gamers".

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      You are welcome on my lawn.
    3. Re:Time for war by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

      "Trump seems to have no self control"

      Upon what do you base this baseless assertion? Because some opinion writer at vox told you think that?

      Grow up. The man is a hell of a lot more in control of himself than the entire media establishment who are acting like unhinged raving lunatics flipping out over his victory.

  2. Activate Self-Destruct! by maharvey · · Score: 4, Funny

    Tell me you DID give it a self-destruct

    Sailor1: Sir, we captured an American underwater drone!

    Officer: Throw it back! QUICK! It's a self service torpedo...

  3. Dear China... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Return our toys or Trump will whine about it on Twitter.

    1. Re:Dear China... by lbmouse · · Score: 5, Funny

      Has anyone looked at the really poor numbers of China? Way down, big trouble, dead! Xi Jinping, no leadership, will be out! Sad.

  4. Re:Almost seems destiny by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    That's what winners do.

    They grab what they want.

    By the pussy.

  5. Re:Almost seems destiny by Aighearach · · Score: 3, Funny

    If you see people you disagree with as having the mental capacity of a turnip, you might only have made it to cabbage yourself.

  6. Re:Almost seems destiny by Hognoxious · · Score: 3, Funny

    waste in US procurement waste is epic due to pork barrel spending -- which China as a non-democracy doesn't have.

    I agree. Look at Zimbabwe - absolutely no corruption there. You don't get officials handing contracts to companies owned by their cousins or any of that shit.

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