Chinese spy balloon contained technology
to monitor communication signals, US says
CNN,
by
Jennifer Hansler *
Original Article
Posted By: Dreadnought,
2/9/2023 11:09:01 AM
The Biden administration has determined that the suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that traversed the United States last week was operating with electronic surveillance technology capable of monitoring US communications, according to a senior State Department official.
The balloon "was capable of conducting signals intelligence collection operations" and was part of a fleet that had flown over "more than 40 countries across five continents."
"We know the PRC used these balloons for surveillance," the official said. "High resolution imagery from U-2 flybys revealed that the high-altitude balloon was capable of conducting signals intelligence collection operations."
Reply 1 - Posted by:
Dreadnought 2/9/2023 11:12:52 AM (No. 1398912)
It was a ChiCom Rivet Joint in dollar store balloon format. Effective.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
singermom9 2/9/2023 11:17:01 AM (No. 1398916)
Pls watch this-VERY funny. It shows a video of biden being hit w the China spy balloon as he TRIPS up the steps of Air Forse 1. https://offthepress.com/watch-this/?fbclid=IwAR3_P4FH2NofylxiNf_S2Ms_2trJ5qdPao3czfEfCQuWygjAh2Zdr6wQnws
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
thefield 2/9/2023 11:43:24 AM (No. 1398933)
What a waste could have been cheaper having two or three cars drive around with the same equipment.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
zephyrgirl 2/9/2023 11:45:45 AM (No. 1398936)
Well, duh. It isn't like we didn't guessed that was one of the things it was doing. They can get high-resolution pictures from spy satellites.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
walcb 2/9/2023 11:46:45 AM (No. 1398937)
How does our "intelligence" know the chicoms have flown these over 40 countries when we were told they didn't even detect them until this incursion? Also, how does our "intelligence" know that Xi was unaware of these balloons? Did they just ask him and expect him to be as truthful as our dear leader? Also, how can we claim to have blocked communication with this balloon when we know the chicoms were able to change course of said balloon so it flew over several of our military facilities? Was communication to the balloon allowed but communication from the balloon back to the chicoms blocked--I don't think so. So much BS and so little time...
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
Bur Oak 2/9/2023 11:49:28 AM (No. 1398938)
China sends a spy balloon over the US and the US does nothing until the balloon has completed its mission. The Secretary of Defense Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Milley need to be removed from office.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
Alecto2 2/9/2023 11:52:03 AM (No. 1398941)
Is this the lie du jour/heure/minute/deuxieme?
Seriously this is shiny object crisis territory to deflect/wind up everyone. The Chinese know already what's going on. They have enough satellites and any additional info they need they can get from FJB or any of the myriad treasonous bureaucratscum by simply depositing money to an offshore a/c. They don't need no stinking balloons.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
obdurate 2/9/2023 11:57:04 AM (No. 1398944)
Henceforth, "If it flies, it dies!"
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
Dodge Boy 2/9/2023 12:35:30 PM (No. 1398978)
Good one, biden. We knew Austie and you would come through with the goods.
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Reply 10 - Posted by:
nerdowell 2/9/2023 12:37:20 PM (No. 1398979)
They always dismiss the significance of intelligence that this kind of invasive surveillance is able to collect by
citing the omniscience of the satellites.
I'm not reassured since I noticed that I tend to see a lot more details when I'm closer to whatever I'm looking at.
Just say'n.
One other thing: l'm no expert in balloon-busting, but wouldn't it have been to puncture the balloon in a way that
would have brought it down less precipitously? Maybe it was not possible if it was filled with hydrogen, but was it?
Why did we need to blow it out of the sky with a $800 K missile and fish the pieces out of the Atlantic?
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Reply 11 - Posted by:
Luandir 2/9/2023 1:24:35 PM (No. 1399013)
#10, we wouldn't have spent enough money that way. We can only hope the "weather" balloon soaked up enough CNN signals to fry its circuitry.
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Reply 12 - Posted by:
GoodDeal 2/9/2023 1:38:31 PM (No. 1399022)
Don't believe the info lies. The tech on that craft had pinpoint GPS locating capability that can target any object they want within 1 meter of accuracy. They probably also have high-def 3D digital photography gear as well as other military-grade sensors like infrared, radiation, and other detectors that gave them a completely accurate map of targets to hit when the time is right.
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Reply 13 - Posted by:
DVC 2/9/2023 1:41:14 PM (No. 1399026)
That was a pretty easy guess. Any bright observer could have bet on that one with a 99% certainty.
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Reply 14 - Posted by:
Dreadnought 2/9/2023 1:41:49 PM (No. 1399027)
Aviation Week and SpaceX Technology has published an article today on new technology revelations revealed by the shoot down of the balloon. For example, it was unknown until now that a F22 airmed with AIM 9X Sidewinder can bring down a balloon at an altitude in excess of 60,000 feet. The balloon itselt does not present a heat signature recognizable by the Sidewinder. The missile locked onto heat sources on the balloon's platform. The balloons construction indicates major Chinese advancements in high altitude temperature control of the enclosed helium (it was a helium balloon.) And, recent iterations of this surveillance platform have been active for years.
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Reply 15 - Posted by:
learner 2/9/2023 1:50:29 PM (No. 1399033)
Wouldn't a quick burst of 20mm cannon fire completed the objective without destroying the intel package at a much lower cost?
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Reply 16 - Posted by:
hershey 2/9/2023 2:46:31 PM (No. 1399048)
What's the ceiling on an A10??? They have a most interesting mini-gun inside them...matter of fact, the gun was built and then the plane was built around it....
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Reply 17 - Posted by:
FJB 2/9/2023 3:02:22 PM (No. 1399053)
Believe nothing China Joe's Deep Staters or the liars at CNN say. Sorry, ladies.
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Reply 18 - Posted by:
petrichor 2/10/2023 7:13:55 AM (No. 1399429)
Now we say we blocked communications? Blocked means jammed. You don't jam transmitters, you jam receivers. A simple process of overpowering the frequency. That's overcome by bouncing frequencies which is easily dealt with by bouncing your jammer. I suspect today's equipment is far beyond the old GLQ-3.
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Reply 19 - Posted by:
RWPollock 2/10/2023 8:34:03 AM (No. 1399484)
The dishonorable country of China. As we already know, China lies. This is just more proof - it is just a harmless weather balloon they tried to tell us. Why was the mission so clandestine and prior permission not requested if it were so harmless? They knew they were spying, and they got caught. All to gather info about how we would respond to their invasion of Taiwan. We better get prepared if we would respond. Stop selling weapons to Ukraine, stockpile those and other weapons, build up our strategic oil reserves, and begin talks about how to reinstitute the draft for starters.
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Reply 20 - Posted by:
jdano 2/10/2023 8:41:44 AM (No. 1399490)
My first thought was they would gain passwords and hack into bank accounts.
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Reply 21 - Posted by:
LissaMD 2/10/2023 9:26:25 AM (No. 1399514)
I don’t believe one word that comes out of the mouth of our government. Maybe it was….maybe it wasn’t technology. But my trust in anything they explain is zero.
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Reply 22 - Posted by:
Zigrid 2/10/2023 9:44:17 AM (No. 1399528)
Surprise...surprise...the chi/coms are spying on US and biden's cabal didn't do anything about it...until...an American citizen in Montana brought it to their attention....looks like WE're back to "if you see something...say something"...good job Americans...stay frosty and keep DC on their toes...guess winking and blinking and nod....missed an opportunity to make US look foolish...at the summit with china....awwww...he had to cancel his meeting and his trip in Air Force One.....
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I heard that some retrieved parts had English labels. Hum. Maybe said parts were in a Dollar store down the street. Regarding a different topic. RE six baloon fly overs during Trump administration. Supposedly, the military big wigs did not want to tell President Trump because he might over react. Fire those generals and whomever kept info from President Trump...actually all of us. Probably phoney medal milley's orders.
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Reply 24 - Posted by:
Lawsy0 2/10/2023 10:03:40 AM (No. 1399545)
IIRC, my phone can check on my bank balance. Therefore, my bank and my cell phone send out and 'monitor communication signals.' Doh!
Since my hair turned gray, I'm no longer a dumb blonde. I also notice the SSA wants us all to go to wireless information. Doh! They are not going to recognize me at my 60th high school reunion. Been taking Smart Pills.
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Reply 25 - Posted by:
Kate318 2/10/2023 10:54:18 AM (No. 1399585)
Yep, US spy equipment to monitor citizen communications.
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Reply 26 - Posted by:
walcb 2/10/2023 11:51:58 AM (No. 1399622)
I saw a woman, Biden defender state that Biden made the right decision to wait because the water off the SC coast is warmer and easier to extract the shot down spying gear compared to the Aleutian Isles. My question is, how did our dear leader know the balloon would eventually reach the comfy water off SC? Since the chicoms had the ability to guide this balloon how did dear leader know the chicoms would not guide it to the cold waters off the coast of Maine or even guide it into Canada and around the polar region over Russia and back to China?
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Reply 27 - Posted by:
bigfatslob 2/10/2023 11:52:37 AM (No. 1399625)
This doofus administration with our military do not belong in the same sentence with "intelligence".
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Reply 28 - Posted by:
HotPatty 2/10/2023 12:49:14 PM (No. 1399690)
The Chinese Communists don't give a damn if we shot down the balloon. They got the Intel they wanted in real time. The balloon parts are probably something that can be bought in a BEST BUY.
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Reply 29 - Posted by:
EQKimball 2/10/2023 12:55:14 PM (No. 1399697)
Taking down the electric grids and electronic communications of the U.S. and its allies sounds so breathtaking in concept as to be something that would only happen in a movie. Yet, a fleet of Chinese balloons surveilling 40 countries is some reason for concern. A relatively cheap and effective way to neutralize the enemy before starting a war.
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Reply 30 - Posted by:
ironchefw 2/10/2023 2:01:56 PM (No. 1399757)
Duh. Duh. and more Duh.
Now we should launch balloon after balloon over China and see how they like it.
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Reply 31 - Posted by:
HotPatty 2/10/2023 8:57:26 PM (No. 1400012)
Gee Huuuda Thunk It !!
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