China’s Balloons Could Signal a Greater Threat Than Espionage

High altitude balloons (HABS) or airships (HAA) can be used for more than just surveillance. In fact, they could be (and have been) used as offensive weapons.

Credit: Chase Doak, 2/1/2023. Over Billings, Montana.

China’s explanation for the HAA currently (2/3/2023) loitering over the US is that it is a stray airship for meteorological study that has been blown off course. This may very well be true, but the…