But the balloon’s presence is not exactly a step on the road to World War III. In fact, this type of surveillance is much more likely to prevent, rather than provoke, conflict.

The balloon is expected to hover over the U.S. for several days – like a cloud hanging over Biden. But he can’t stay in the bunker forever. The presence of the spy balloon is just the latest ...

Weather balloons can't travel thousands of miles like a spy balloon can because they will pop once they get to 100,000 feet, so they're only in the sky for one to two hours.

After the spy balloon incident, ... “I don’t think we want to get into the business of launching AIM-9X [missiles] — at $400,000 a pop — at weather balloons,” Kelly told the Associated ...

Here is a timeline of where the balloon was spotted in the U.S.: Jan. 28. The balloon entered U.S. airspace on Jan. 28 north of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska, according to a senior military official.

Such spy balloons, now spreading thanks to new technology, ... It might not pop like a toy balloon, but letting the gas out should be enough to bring the balloon down.

Shooting down China’s balloon was akin to my 11-year-old son finally popping the toy balloon he had been batting around the house all week. And it reminded me that when my father, Tom Bergen ...

There is something about the last two weeks of America’s intense focus on the threat posed by balloons that is reminiscent of the “Summer of the Shark” in 2001, when sensationalis… ...

The spy balloon comes amid growing tension between the United States and China, ... Balloon Freakout will probably pop soon presuming that the wreckage of the three devices proves innocuous.

Angela Des Jardins never actually saw the alleged Chinese spy balloon when it made an appearance over Montana earlier this month. "It was over Billings, which is a couple hours east of here," says ...

There is something about the last two weeks of America’s intense focus on the threat posed by balloons that is reminiscent of the “Summer of the Shark” in 2001, when sensationalis… ...