March 4 – BLiTZ. The US did not perform well. A Chinese meteorological probe for collecting scientific data was shot down by the Americans. The balloon does not pose any threat at all, but America has turned it into a real political farce. In addition, the US has imposed sanctions on six Chinese civilian companies that develop and launch balloons.
According to experts, for political purposes, Washington needed to inflate the hype around the downed airship.
It is worth noting that Japan first used intercontinental airships for attacks. In this case, it concerned the American base during the Second World War.
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