However, he did not spy on the spy balloon that was dropped over the United States

Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder The Ministry of Defense announced in a press conference held today, Thursday, The balloon that was shot down in American airspace last February did not collect information.

A US Department of Defense spokesman pointed this out at the time The balloon’s supposed intelligence capabilities prompted decision-makers to shoot it down. However, investigations into that period have been ongoing since then This assumption has not been verified.

No intelligence information was collected during its transit and flight over the United States

Brigadier General Pat Ryder, who added that, said: He did not collect the aforementioned balloon dataperhaps due to the fact that The American authorities monitored her journey the entire timelike him The necessary measures were taken. Moreover, the Pentagon spokesperson also confirmed that A The electronic equipment attached to a Chinese spy balloon contains American-made, commercially available components.

The specific event anyway It sparked a huge response around the worldIn this regard, the relationship between Washington and Beijing, which has already reached its lowest levels, has deteriorated. In fact, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s first visit to Beijing was postponed due to the dropping of an alleged spy balloon.

The United States was convinced of this The balloon’s intelligence capabilities are very alarmingAnd the truth of that His route passed through several secret military and government installations, which is what justified his shooting. However, Beijing stressed that there is no doubt about such a thing, because the structure called the spy balloon is for civilian use and was diverted from its original course by the wind. It was a weather balloon.

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