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Why Spy Balloons Are the Pentagon’s New Secret Weapon
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Air-tracking laser beams, swarms of support drones, and total dominion at 70,000 feet.

Editor’s note: China’s use of spy balloons over the U.S. has recently made global headlines, but few realize that the U.S. is developing stealthy surveillance and intelligence-gathering balloons of its own. Below, we review the history of spy balloons, from their first use in WWII to their current technological capabilities and development in the U.S. This article was originally published on November 11, 2021.



A World View Stratollite balloon seen through a telescope at the Mt. Lemmon Sky Center in Arizona.
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