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All along the Eastern seaboard, mysterious drones are mobbing the United States. Perhaps they’re from Mars! Maybe they’re from China or Russia. Or if the rumor mill is correct, they could be part of an undercover U.S. government operation.
Alloftheabovescenarioshavetheirstrengthsandweaknesses:Thedronesseemtobemoreadvancedthanourcurrentcapabilities;somereportssaythey’reevencapableofviolatingtheknownlawsofphysics.Ifso,that’savoteforE.T.(GetchaReese’sPiecesready!)
Ofcourse,it’sunclearwhyaMartianspacecraftwouldneedtoflashitslightsinthemiddleofthenight.Ifyou’retechnologicallyadvancedenoughtonavigatethroughthecosmos,you’reprobablysavvyenoughtorealizethatflashingyourlightsatnighttimeisn’tthebestwaytoflyundetected.
SomaybetheChinesetheorymakesmoresense.Afterall,wealreadyknowthey’rewillingtofloatagiantballoonoverourmissilebases;whywouldn’ttheytrydrones?
It’scertainlyapossibility.
AsforRussia,itsongoingwarinUkrainehasforcedittoinvestinupgradingitsdronetechnology.Presumably,thistechwouldberelativelysimpl