Andrew Hammond, historian and curator at the International Spy Museum, discusses China's spy balloon and other methods of espionage.
RELATED: Chinese spy balloon spotted over Montana, Pentagon officials confirm
The Pentagon was tracking – but won't shoot down, at least not yet – a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that appeared over Billings, Montana, Wednesday after passing near an American missile launch site.
China's Foreign Ministry said Friday that the balloon is a civilian weather balloon that was blown off course by westerly winds and entered the U.S. by accident.
U.S. defense officials said late Thursday that they had "very high confidence" the large white balloon belonged to China and that its purpose was surveillance. "The current flight path does carry it over a number of sensitive sites," an official said in a Defense Department briefing.
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Lying this is new high-tech industry Hi-Tech Chinese industry
Not talking about Brandon’s inaction
Better launch the bombers, huh Donnie.
Sure, because I’m sure President Biden is doing nothing about it. 🤣
Has nothing about the welder bird. Bunnnk
The balloon made it over here almost as easy as cartel fentanyl.
Trump would have shot it down, just saying.
Would he have, though?
Is it true western states flew Ukraine flags in hope that Obiden would defend them?
My spy pigeon never came back.
What’s a Pejen
Haha the bird, so stupid