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2025-02-11 China-Japan-Koreas

Bizarre twist in Chinese spy balloon saga as its contents are finally revealed

[Daily Mail, where America gets its news] A bizarre twist in the Chinese spy balloon saga has finally revealed the contents of the mystery floating surveillance device.

Investigators discovered the balloon - which was found hovering over the US before it was eventually shot down over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South Carolina on February 4, 2023 - was secretly equipped with US-made technology.

It was full of the very same technology that may have helped Beijing spy on unsuspecting Americans, two sources with direct knowledge of the classified investigation told Newsweek exclusively.

Military analysts who dismantled the balloon found it was loaded with American-made satellite communication modules and sophisticated sensors from at least five different US companies, as reported by the outlet.

A Chinese patent uncovered during the investigation also alarmingly showed that Beijing had already mapped out exactly how to use American satellite technology to control these spy balloons and harvest sensitive data.

The necessary equipment was reportedly easily available for purchase online.

Last February, the Pentagon determined the high-altitude balloon found and intercepted by the US Military was 'likely' a 'hobby balloon.'

In a statement, NORAD, along with the Federal Aviation Administration, said at the time that the mystery balloon was monitored from ground radars 'until it left US airspace overnight.'

Posted by Skidmark 2025-02-11 02:28|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top
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#1 When doing work on SBIR/STTR military grant projects I was shocked to see professors at US universities who were citizens of the PRC working in the projects. {I didn't start working with universities until Bush II was in office so I have no idea when it began to be common.}

Posted by 3dc 2025-02-11 03:41|| 2025-02-11 03:41|| Front Page Top

#2 IMHO, When Reagan began the Starwars program engineers left Lawrence Livermore, JPL, EG&G, etc. for Huntsville AL. The Aerospace industry then struggled to find 'clearable' talent, which drew bodies from academia and started the wage wars. Then highly educated and motivated Chinese engineers flowed into the resulting University vacumn.

China expands influence near wealthy Florida enclave as migrants from communist country flood into US

Posted by Skidmark 2025-02-11 08:54|| 2025-02-11 08:54|| Front Page Top

#3 ^^^^^
Sadly, multi-generational cultural affinity is a particular consideration, even after a couple of generations in my experience.

A study of SJS (sudden Jihadi Syndrom) found higher propensity to react of those cross cultural individuals defined as ".(be)-tweens", who didn't feel significant levels of integration into American culture vs. their ethnic origins.

In parallel, I suspect it is, in part, a particular outcome of the academic, liberal, governmental attitude of America as a salad bowl, not a melting pot and "Diversity is Our Strength" memes. When we emphasize our differences, not a common embrace of our national ethos, we don't meld as well.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2025-02-11 15:24|| 2025-02-11 15:24|| Front Page Top

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