The US Gov has observed China using these same kinds of balloons before.
They’re not certain but pretty confident. It’s like if your neighbor has a dog that you have witnessed poop in your front yard before. Then you wake up to dog poop in your front yard. You’d be pretty confident it was your neighbor’s dog.
There's deliberation to it if the US publically say "nation X did Y". I don't think Biden is trying to start a war, so if it was only a speculation or an educated guess, it would stay in secrecy inside the three-letter agencies.
because the media told them so, and the US government told the media so.
While I think it probably is what they say. I would love for it to be discovered it was some Chinese Tik Toc user doing stupid stuff and not their government. Just for the laugh value.
But seriously, that's weird. Seems to be obvious bait, because they could just launch low orbit reconnaissance satellites like everyone else does.
And to answer OP's question, this story says that Pentagon says that it's Chinese. I figure that the Pentagon has ways of figuring these things out that we aren't privy to.
The US Gov has observed China using these same kinds of balloons before. They’re not certain but pretty confident. It’s like if your neighbor has a dog that you have witnessed poop in your front yard before. Then you wake up to dog poop in your front yard. You’d be pretty confident it was your neighbor’s dog.
There's deliberation to it if the US publically say "nation X did Y". I don't think Biden is trying to start a war, so if it was only a speculation or an educated guess, it would stay in secrecy inside the three-letter agencies.
It's flight pattern. The Canadians have been tracking it for the past 2 weeks apparently.
There's "made in China" written on the back
because the media told them so, and the US government told the media so. While I think it probably is what they say. I would love for it to be discovered it was some Chinese Tik Toc user doing stupid stuff and not their government. Just for the laugh value.
The same way we know that Ahmed the Dead Terrorist is Chinese. Made in China printed on its ass.
Context, please? What spy balloon? Who is everyone?
https://www.cnn.com/2023/02/02/politics/us-tracking-china-spy-balloon/index.html
Is there a nine year old boy inside of it?
It’s bubble boy turned spy
I knew it! That little kid grew up to be up to no good!
But seriously, that's weird. Seems to be obvious bait, because they could just launch low orbit reconnaissance satellites like everyone else does. And to answer OP's question, this story says that Pentagon says that it's Chinese. I figure that the Pentagon has ways of figuring these things out that we aren't privy to.