An American intelligence assessment found that the balloon used a commercially available U.S. network to communicate, primarily for navigation, U.S. officials say.
  • invo_rt [he/him]@hexbear.netEnglish
    1·
    11 months ago

    WASHINGTON, June 29 (Reuters) - A Chinese spy balloon that flew over the United States earlier this year before being shot down did not collect information as it went across the country, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

    “We assess that it did not collect while it was flying over the U.S.,” Pentagon spokesman Brigadier General Pat Ryder told reporters.

    The balloon spent a week flying over the United States and Canada before the U.S. military shot it down off the Atlantic Coast on Biden’s orders.

    Yeah, a spy balloon that apparently didn’t do any spying.

    • stevatoo [they/them, she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      Yep, otherwise people might start questioning why the story broke only 24 hours after Tyre Nichols bodycam footage released.

      I mean, they won’t. But it’s still absolutely wild that it was just smoke and mirrors to stop Biden from having to put down nationwide BLM protests.