The US Navy has released images of the wreckage of a suspected Chinese spy balloon that was shot down by a US fighter jet near the Atlantic Ocean.
In the photos, it can be seen that the US Navy team is pulling the wreckage of the crashed balloon, the balloon debris is being taken to the FBI laboratory in the US state of Virginia for analysis to determine if the equipment is used for spying. Used or not.
According to CNN, the commander of the US Northern Command and the North American Aerospace Defense Command, General Glenn Van Hurk, told reporters that the balloon was about 200 feet long and weighed more than 2,000 pounds, while the balloon was about 60 meters. (200 feet) long.
US officials have said there is no significant threat to the balloon’s ability to collect classified information.
The United States has been busy searching for this balloon for several days, but a few days ago, President Joe Biden said that he had instructed the US military to shoot down the balloon as soon as possible, but the authorities said that it would cause civilian and ground casualties. Property may be damaged.
However, on February 5, a US military fighter jet shot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina.
A week ago, the suspected spy balloon entered US airspace for the first time, sparking speculation of Chinese espionage, further straining Sino-US relations.
On the other hand, China denied the allegations of the United States, saying that the balloon was being used for meteorological and other scientific purposes and that it entered the airspace of the United States by accident. Rejected.
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2024-09-02 08:55:11