Senators to receive classified briefing on alleged Chinese spy balloon

Senators are set to be briefed on the suspected Chinese spy balloon that was shot down off the South Carolina coast over the weekend as U.S. officials reveal new details about the unmanned aircraft. NBC News’ Julie Tsirkin explains what officials are saying about the balloon and what the classified briefing could focus on. 

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[NYGiantsLife]

Classified briefing over something everyone in the country saw on national tv. 😂

[betsyhood]

Leave it to NBC to use 'alleged'.

[Navarrete]

Hello, im from the government and I'm here to help

[keyoiltab]

The briefing will be a complete cover up!

[davedeady]

And they will leave a copy of that classified material at starbucks

[morbidlyoppressed]

When you buy a painting from Hunter for $500, 000 you get to fly a spy balloon over america.

[YourMom-vlsp]

They worry about a balloon? 😂🤣 They should worry about tik tok 😂🤣

[yondu]

The only reason to classify this is to protect the Chinese.

[ZT-vrwz]

They all will receive copies to keep in their homes, where all the other classified documents are. 🙄

[marksday]

We were tracking it as it entered US airspace!? Then allowed it to complete it's mission before taking action?

Sad.

[brockwagner]

"We've learned how to track We can see them from the ground. How hard can it be to track?

[thatman]

The fact that the government and mainstream media are not labeling anyone who believes that the balloon is real a conspiracy theorist, leads me to believe this is some sort of conspiracy.

[bobbyboombatz]

A payload of 3 school busses fit into a 22 foot boat !? Thats Amazing !!!!

[dangledog]

The balloon was a successful test of chemical delivery system....very stealthy apparently....

[Plagueheart]

The government's approach to classified information is somewhat of a double-edged sword. By discussing it publicly, they inadvertently render it declassified and open to public scrutiny.

[joebender]

Failed to detect, and now you know their were more years ago. That sounds like a crock.

[marklloyd]

Why does everything we buy come from China?

[candicewitzkoske]

Isn’t it common for China to do this before they do something nefarious?!

[GalacticTengu]

Guess I'm not so crazy reporting on the one I saw in Connecticut. Go figure 🤦🏻‍♂️

[Fluffy_Rumples]

Wow got it, so no longer classified? Those for sale senators are sure to keep their mouths shut.