Will We Get 99 Red Balloons?

U.S. shoots down 'high-altitude object' over Alaskan airspace, White House says
Feb 10, 2023
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/us-shoots-flying-object-alaska-airspace-white-house-says-rcna70166

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military on Friday afternoon shot down a "high-altitude object" flying over Alaskan airspace and Arctic waters, National Security Council official John Kirby confirmed at the White House.
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99 Luftballons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/99_Luftballons

The English version retains the spirit of the original narrative, but many of the lyrics are translated poetically rather than being directly translated: red helium balloons are casually released by the civilian singer (narrator) with her unnamed friend into the sky and are mistakenly registered by a faulty early warning system as enemy contacts, resulting in panic and eventually nuclear war, with the end of the song near-identical to the end of the original German version.
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NENA | 99 Red Balloons [1984] (Official HD Music Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiwgOWo7mDc
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Nena is so last century...

Maybe a come back would emerge for Nena (one day)

Nena is, of course, "so last century".

Remember back when people wanted peace, not World War 3?

Nena – 99 Luftballons
https://80sneverend.com/99-luftballons/

The song was really pleasant and full of energy, but it actually was a protest song, against war. It started from a real story, a funny project to simulate a UFO by flying 100 balloons, and one of them did not take flight. But the song goes much further, with a real cold-war 80s spirit, and it says that a General believed that it was a real UFO, and he started a 99-year war against the 99 balloons, leaving no space for any winner. At the end, Nena finds the last balloon, and invites us to better live and enjoy our own lives without worrying of everything.

Nena proved to be a fantastic singer with a fantastic group. After more than 30 years she remains a great singer who often appears on 80s music tv shows and concerts, especially in the German speaking countries. And we can still hear her fantastic song on the radios! And I’m really still in love with this fantastic song!

If we don't support Ukraine, then we'd end up in World War 3. Nene gets the idea doesn't she?

https://www.politico.eu/article/fight-ukraine-russia-world-war-risk-real/

"If we don't support Ukraine, then we'd end up in World War 3."

Politico is your linked source?

And they say: "World War III has never been closer." ?

Let's see: the war has lasted for almost a year. Are we anyway closer to peace?

Didn't they just move the Doomsday Clock to 90 seconds before midnight?

Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds to midnight
January 24, 2023
https://thebulletin.org/2023/01/press-release-doomsday-clock-set-at-90-seconds-to-midnight/

So after escalating the war for a year, are we any closer to peace?

"If you want what you've been getting, keep doing what you're doing" ?

How are the peace talks going? Oh, wait, there aren't any?

Who's asking for peace talks? Donald Trump?

2 Feb
US should reduce arms supplies to Kiev, negotiate for peace — Trump
https://tass.com/world/1570815
Former US President Donald Trump believes that Washington should negotiate for a peaceful settlement of the crisis in Ukraine and show a moderate approach to the issue of arms supplies to the country.

We can't have Trump bringing peace, now can we?

Wouldn't THAT be embarrassing for the Biden administration!

BTW TASS, the Russian news agency, is as least as unbiased as Politico.

""If we don't support Ukraine, then we'd end up in World War 3."

Politico is your linked source?"

Yup.

"And they say: "World War III has never been closer." ?

Let's see: the war has lasted for almost a year. Are we anyway closer to peace?"

We are not any closer to peace. There has been several negotiations with Russia for peace talks and they all failed.

The way to stop Putin's invasion of Ukraine is to go after his money according to time.com

https://theconversation.com/why-do-peace-talks-fail-a-negotiation-expert-answers-5-questions-about-the-slim-chances-for-a-peace-deal-between-russia-and-ukraine-180392
https://time.com/6143645/how-to-stop-putin-invastion-ukraine/

"Didn't they just move the Doomsday Clock to 90 seconds before midnight?

Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds to midnight
January 24, 2023
https://thebulletin.org/2023/01/press-release-doomsday-clock-set-at-90-seconds-to-midnight/"

Yeah they did move the Doomsday Clock, but because of the Russian Invasion of Ukraine as your source says.

"So after escalating the war for a year, are we any closer to peace?"

Still no.

""If you want what you've been getting, keep doing what you're doing" ?

How are the peace talks going? Oh, wait, there aren't any?"

Yeah there were.

"Who's asking for peace talks? Donald Trump?

2 Feb
US should reduce arms supplies to Kiev, negotiate for peace — Trump
https://tass.com/world/1570815
Former US President Donald Trump believes that Washington should negotiate for a peaceful settlement of the crisis in Ukraine and show a moderate approach to the issue of arms supplies to the country.

We can't have Trump bringing peace, now can we?

Wouldn't THAT be embarrassing for the Biden administration!

BTW TASS, the Russian news agency, is as least as unbiased as Politico."

TASS is literally owned by the Government of Russia and funded through advertising and the Russian Government.

https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/russian-news-agency-tass/