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The reason U.S. radars and sensors weren’t picking up balloons or similar objects is simple: They weren’t looking for them.
Fred Kaplan | Slate
February 15, 2023
Many people assume that U.S. military-intelligence gear picks up everything flying through our airspace, but this isn't true - and this fact is not necessarily a sign of incompetence.
--SSP alum Fred Kaplan in Slate
