The bizarre secret behind China's spy balloon
www.cbsnews.com
Earlier this year America's military defenses were put on notice against a Chinese balloon believed to be on an espionage mission. Gen. Mark Milley talks about what we've learned from an examination of the balloon's wreckage.

Nobody could have predicted this. I have my doubts even when they call it “spying equipment” or whatever considering Chinese claim it was a meteorological balloon, certainly no doubt they would try to paint those tools as such.

  • KarlBarqs [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    54·
    1 year ago

    I know no less than 30 people I could send this article to, and yet know I would get one of two responses:

    1. It actually was a spy balloon and all the media is pretending it wasn’t so that the US can hide that they’ve gained valuable knowledge

    Or

    1. Okay maybe this one wasn’t, but what if it was a spooky Chinese spy balloon?
    • star_wraith [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
      7·
      1 year ago

      I’m gonna send this article to some people I know, and I already know what they’re going to say: “well they said it wasn’t collecting any data but it was still a spy balloon”. China’s explanation that it was a weather balloon is obviously, objectively true but acknowledging that the US government lies all the time is too much for Americans to accept.