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Spy Balloons: Are They Really a Threat?

US-China relations remained strained after a suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down by the US military in early February. But what do we really know about spy balloons?

US-China relations remained strained after a suspected Chinese spy balloon was shot down by the US military in early February. China has denied the balloon was being used for espionage, asserting it was merely a weather-monitoring airship that had blown off course. But what do we really know about spy balloons? And how much of a threat are they? The 大象传媒's Security Correspondent Gordon Corera looks at the evidence.

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Sun 5 Mar 2023 22:10GMT

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