How China Can Destroy US With its Spy Balloons

Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past few weeks, you’ve heard about the China spy balloon incident, where on February 4th 2023 the Department of Defense had to shoot down a Chinese weather balloon carrying a huge signal intelligence array.

What’s the big deal about a weather balloon, you ask? For one, spying on the US is just one and by far the least terrifying way it can be utilized for military purposes, and secondly - it’s not just a weather balloon, it’s a Chinese weather balloon and, as we know, China and the US haven’t exactly been getting along lately.

But how can weather balloon technology be weaponized? Could Chinese balloons be transporting things like nuclear bombs to US territory?

Let’s find out.