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Why spy balloons are still useful in era of drones and satellites

From StarDust@21:1/5 to All on Fri Feb 17 03:11:21 2023

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-64639407

I love that pigeon photo, standing with a camera!
The perfect spy!
I heard, in WW1 or even in 2, if a pigeon flew over the tranches, soldiers would try to shoot it down, weather spying or not!

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