{"id":2242,"date":"2023-02-06T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-06T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/06-02-2023\/spy-balloon\/"},"modified":"2023-02-06T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T00:00:00","slug":"spy-balloon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/06-02-2023\/spy-balloon","title":{"rendered":"Spy Balloon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size:13pt\"><strong>Context<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">A <\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>high-altitude<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"> <\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>balloon originating<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"> in China entered the United States airspace, causing <\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>diplomatic tensions.<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:circle\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">The balloon was successfully shot down by the U.S. Air Force.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>About<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">The <\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>USA alleged<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"> the <\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>balloon to be a surveillance device<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"> and accused China of\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>international airspace violation.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">But the Chinese government claimed it was a <\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>civilian meteorological research airship <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">blown off course by winds.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>Spy Balloon<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Spy Balloons\u00a0 were already being used for military purposes. During the <\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>French Revolutionary Wars <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">in the late <\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>18th century<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">, balloons were used to provide a<\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong> bird\u2019s eye view of the battlefield<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">, with there being documented evidence of their use in the <\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>Battle of Fleurus in 1794.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Before aircraft technology really took off during the<\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong> Great Wa<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">r, balloons were the primary mode of big-picture reconnaissance, providing perspective on enemy positions and movements simply impossible to obtain from the ground.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Unlike satellites that watch from higher altitudes, s<\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>py balloons can watch from lower altitudes.<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">After World war II, the US military started exploring the use of high-altitude spy balloons, which led to a large-scale series of missions called <\/span><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong>Project Genet.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align:center\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><strong><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh6.googleusercontent.com\/xQappK75VxWUrsEQSikokdHxfuZyeh3LXmUIWNyFgG2E4X0A6tt3pYORgqRR7hDK7BzHBFALYrJF8kWh67hopnU8XixHgbu8w4zZ2I7uBkQ4gp3h2aBEXdzkMWDmq-RdL-YhtVtefN9LsueXg6uwBNM\" style=\"height:397.0; width:490.0\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:13pt\"><strong>Tensions between the US and China<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Nancy Pelosi Taiwan visit<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Trade War<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Semiconductor Industry<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Covid-19 Pandemic<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Technology Race<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type:disc\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\">Emerging Superpower<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:13pt\"><strong>Source<\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size:13pt\">: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/international\/us-shoots-down-chinese-balloon-over-the-atlantic\/article66472296.ece\" style=\"text-decoration-line:none\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-size:12pt\"><span style=\"color:#1155cc\"><strong>The Hindu<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Context A high-altitude balloon originating in China entered the United States airspace, causing diplomatic tensions.\u00a0 The balloon was successfully shot down by the U.S. Air Force. About The USA alleged the balloon to be a surveillance device and accused China of\u00a0 international airspace violation. 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