More on Chinese Spy Balloon
Coincidentally, just now on CNN a Republican Congressman all bent out
of shape about this was asked what kind of spying the U.S. did on
China, and satellites were specifically mentioned. And of course he
refused to answer and just fell back on the balloon being a violation
of law and sovereignty. He really didn't like being asked about U.S.
spying on China. Naturally.
As for why the U.S. hasn't shot it down so far ... well, one obvious
possibility is that the U.S. would like to get it intact if possible,
which is harder to do when you shoot at it. Also, when you shoot at
balloons you can't always predict where their payload will hit the
ground, and even rather desolate areas have risks in that regard.
While yes, a balloon is closer to the ground and so has additional optical
resolution and signal capturing capabilities, this is mostly a lot
of political posturing and business as usual. -L
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