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Post by Admin on Feb 15, 2023 17:07:46 GMT
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Post by Admin on Feb 16, 2023 16:30:13 GMT
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Post by Admin on Feb 16, 2023 18:16:08 GMT
The Chinese spy balloon that was shot down with a missile off South Carolina originally had a trajectory that would have taken it over Guam and Hawaii but was blown off course, a government official has revealed.
The balloon, which Washington accuses Beijing of using for espionage and China says was a civilian weather research airship, was derailed from heading to the islands by prevailing winds, a US official speaking on condition of anonymity told Reuters.
The balloon drifted across Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, then Canada and the central US before it was downed by a missile fired from an F-22 fighter jet on Feb. 4.
The US military said Monday it had recovered critical electronics from the balloon as well as large sections of the vessel itself.
The incident has further strained US-China relations and prompted Secretary of State Antony Blinken to cancel a planned visit to Beijing last week.
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Post by Admin on Feb 17, 2023 19:01:26 GMT
10,736 views Feb 17, 2023 US president Joe Biden has said the three balloons which crossed into US airspace were likely not linked to China's spy balloon program. 'The intelligence community’s current assessment is that these three objects were most likely balloons tied to private companies, recreation or research institutions, studying weather or conducting other scientific research,' said Biden at a press conference on Thursday.
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Post by Admin on Feb 17, 2023 22:36:58 GMT
A suspected Chinese spy balloon and three unidentified flying objects were shot down over the U.S. and Canada in recent weeks.
The U.S. has been using balloons for aerial surveillance since the Civil War. An aeronautics historian explains the history of spy balloons and why countries still use them today.
Graphic: Miki Katoni
0:00 Spy balloons have been around for centuries 0:37 How balloons were used to spy on enemy troops in the Civil War 1:09 World War I balloons helped direct artillery 2:09 K-ships used for antisubmarine warfare in World War II 2:57 High-altitude balloons used to photograph Soviet territory in the Cold War 3:43 So why use balloons when we have satellites?
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