The Navy released photos of the recovery of the partially obliterated Chinese balloon that the government says is most certainly a spycraft. Five navy ships were part of the recovery effort. The area where debris was found was mapped out as around 1,500 square meters.
US officials have said the successful recovery of the balloon could provide valuable insight into China’s spying capabilities — despite the Biden administration downplaying the downed device’s impact on national security.
“We need to understand more fully the Chinese surveillance capabilities and systems,” retired Navy Adm. Harry Harris, the former US Indo-Pacific Command commander, said during a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Tuesday.
“Shooting down that [balloon] and then recovering the parts over the Atlantic, I think, is very helpful in that regard.”
PHOTOS: Images released by the US Navy show the debris from a destroyed Chinese spy balloon being pulled from the water in the Atlantic Ocean pic.twitter.com/wXKQoBsLCA
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The “balloon” is irreverent, it’s the Electronics Package that is of importance and its now in pieces covering 1,500 square meters of Salt Water! In pieces, it becomes very hard to determine if Dual Use Technology was being used for spying.
Does anyone believe the Pentagon will admit if they find it’s Not a “spy balloon“. How many Generals, and other military officials, sat in front of Congress and tell the American people that things are going well in Afghanistan, and significant progress was always stated, only to find out it was total BS.
Col. MacGregor seems to be unconcerned about the event. After everything we’ve come to learn over the past decade why should we believe a single word coming from any sector of government, media or many others. When a person listens to someone as Brian Berletic, et.al., it causes a person to seriously consider what we’ve been told about Russia, China and a host of other countries; and the extent of what this country is and has been doing. For example; after the massive quake hitting Turkey And Syria, John Kirby unequivocally stated that no sanction relief will be given so as Syria can get foreign assistance. This isn’t just despicable, it is Literal EVIL. I wonder if they’ll be sanctioning Israel for helping out.
When I first saw Wizard of Oz as a child, I understood it to be a parody of the way things are. Nothing has changed my attitude.
I agree sanctioning civilians in crisis is certainly something, and evil may be the only word.