A Chinese spy balloon flies over the continental United States. As it headed over Montana, civilian flights were grounded in the area and advanced F-22 fighter jets were lifted off.
Η The Washington Post he says:
Η διαδρομή πτήσης του μπαλονιού το οδηγεί πάνω από “ευαίσθητες τοποθεσίες”, ανέφερε ένας ανώτερος αξιωματούχος του Πενταγώνου, αλλά φαίνεται ότι δεν έχει τη δυνατότητα να συλλέγει περισσότερες πληροφορίες από άλλα κατασκοπευτικά εργαλεία της Κίνας, όπως τους δορυφconditions low orbit. However, the Pentagon is taking steps to prevent Beijing from gathering additional information.
"We have taken certain actions in case the decision is made to take it down," the official said.
"So we wanted to make sure we coordinated with civil authorities to clear the airspace around that area. But even with these safeguards in place, our military commanders report that we have not reduced the risk if a shot is fired low enough. So we didn't do it."
"The US believes that China's low-orbit spy satellites are capable of collecting similar or better information, limiting the value of the information Beijing can glean from a high-altitude balloon the size of three buses." reports CNN.
Nevertheless, its president Parliaments Kevin McCarthy call for information the "Gang of Eight" - her teamof lawmakers tasked with examining the country's most sensitive information.
