Information gathering by Chinese spy balloon over America
NBC News, citing statements from two senior U.S. officials and a former government official, reports that the Chinese spy balloon, which was shot down over the Atlantic Ocean after flying over the U.S. for several days in February, managed to gather information from several U.S. military bases.
The incident of the balloon flying over the United States at the beginning of February this year quickly became newsworthy.
Some have assessed the mission of this Chinese balloon as espionage and gathering sensitive information regarding the U.S. military’s nuclear weapons.
According to reports, the balloon was flying over a route in northern Montana, which is the location of nuclear warheads at a U.S. Air Force base.