Old-school balloons emerge as possible high-tech spy tools for China
5 min read . Updated: 05 Feb 2023, 06:56 PM IST
PremiumChinese craft raises fears of a ‘balloon gap’ in intelligence gathering
Balloons get less attention as tools of possible Chinese espionage than cyber theft and paid informants. But outfitted as floating monitoring stations, they shed an image as old-fashioned vehicles.
×![]()
