By Amber Crawford
As debris from the Chinese spy balloon is collected and examined by the FBI, more news has come out regarding the capabilities and possible mission of the balloon. Although the Chinese government insisted it was a civilian weather balloon that got blown off course, it has been discovered that the balloon was carrying devices to intercept sensitive communications.
After news broke that the balloon was part of a global Chinese espionage program, it was revealed that the balloon flew right over key U.S. military and nuclear weapons sites, likely collecting images of these locations as it drifted across the country.
The newest revelation is that the balloon had antennas meant to collect communications signals.
On Thursday, a senior State Department official said that the balloon “was capable of conducting signals intelligence collection operations,” and confirmed that it was part of a Chinese intelligence-gathering initiative that has flown its spy balloons over “more than 40 countries across five continents.”
“We know the PRC used these balloons for surveillance,” said the official. “High-resolution imagery from U-2 flybys revealed that the high-altitude balloon was capable of conducting signals intelligence collection operations.”
After this newest discovery, U.S. lawmakers are demanding action from the Biden administration, many of whom are angry that they didn’t shoot down the balloon as soon as it entered U.S. airspace.
After a briefing on Capitol Hill on Thursday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy criticized the Biden administration for waiting to shoot down the balloon until after it had already crossed the entire United States.
“They should have never let it into our sovereignty, they should have taken it another time,” said McCarthy.
Democratic Senator Jon Tester, the chairman of the Senate Appropriations Defense Subcommittee, also questioned the White House’s decision to allow the balloon to travel across the country and collect all the data and intelligence it wanted to.
A Spy Balloon over America allowed to cross coast to coast before it was shot down Bidens act of Treasons and reason for his Impeachment
The first consideration is to protect national security and the interior. Collecting data from the downed vehicle would be secondary and a bonus. This should have been shot down before it reached anywhere it could possibly collect any data. I’m sure idiot Biden is confused by the surveillance, because if there are any US secrets the CCP wants, all they have to do is ask.
Why does biden refuse to brief the gang of 8?
What is he hiding?
He doesn’t believe what his paymasters are doing in the US is any of their business.
Maybe he’s hiding space aliens. We finally got one. They always disguise their spacecraft as weather balloons.
Dumbass
Examination of Chinese Spy Balloon Reveals it Had Ability to Intercept Sensitive U.S. Communications
I don’t think Madonna is involved in any way.
Dumb ass, they diguise their ships as airplanes, giant mints and venus, thats when they are not letting their pet Yeti out to pee, or grabbing cattle reproductive parts as a snack for their pet chupacabra.
The CCP got what they wanted. Now they are flying spy airships wherever they choose.
biden would surrender to the CCP in a NY minute
There are channels online where ADHD guys are claiming they have trolled the gov’t with their hobby of weather balloons and drones and such.
I listen to the gov’t spokemen and wonder if they really don’t realize they’re being trolled?
What a cheap thrill for the gamesters and an expensive response from the gov’t.
They have no sense of humor
