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"Leaked Pentagon data exposes up to 4 more Chinese spy balloons"
national-security2 years ago

"Leaked Pentagon data exposes up to 4 more Chinese spy balloons"

Previously unreported top-secret intelligence documents reveal that US intelligence agencies were aware of up to four additional Chinese spy balloons, including one that flew over a US carrier strike group and another that crashed in the South China Sea. The leaked documents also provide the most detailed government assessment to date of Killeen-23, the Chinese spy balloon that flew over the continental US in January and February, and two balloons from previous years, labeled Bulger-21 and Accardo-21. The documents raise questions about the true capabilities of the balloons and the decision to let them fly over the US before shooting them down.

"New Leaks Reveal More Chinese Spy Balloons"
national-security2 years ago

"New Leaks Reveal More Chinese Spy Balloons"

Leaked documents obtained by The Washington Post reveal that US officials were aware of at least three Chinese spy balloons, including Killeen-23, which traveled across the US in January and February. The intelligence community had questions about the balloon even after shooting it down in the Atlantic Ocean, as it had sensors and antennas that the government had not identified. The documents also reveal that the other two balloons flew over a US carrier strike group in the Pacific Ocean and crashed in the South China Sea. A member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard was arrested in connection with the leak and charged with violating the Espionage Act.