The Washington Post : Spy balloon was capable of collecting communications, State Dept. says in an effort to call out China’s surveillance program

 

News Alert Feb. 9, 10:04 a.m. EST Spy balloon was capable of collecting communications, State Dept. says in an effort to call out China’s surveillance program High-resolution imagery captured during flybys by U.S. U-2 spy planes revealed that China’s high-altitude balloon was capable of signals intelligence operations beyond the abilities of a weather balloon, according to newly declassified information disclosed Thursday by a senior State Department official. Read more