US blew up Boy Scout balloon with $500,000 missile – ex-Pentagon officials (VIDEO)
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Source: RT News
Published: 2026-06-08 00:19 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 90
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Military & Defence, China, Elections, World News, US Politics, War & Conflict
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Snippet:
The Biden administration ordered the downing of a Boy Scout balloon over US soil in February 2023 using a missile worth roughly $500,000 as Washington scrambled a panicked response to alleged “Chinese spy balloons,” the New York Post reported on Saturday, citing former Pentagon officials.
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