jimintoronto
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This type of spying is LISTENING to communications systems. not reading golf balls. Look up Canadian Forces Station ALERT, which does the same thing, listening to the Russian and Chinese communications systems. ALERT is our "ear to the world " located on Ellesmere Island in the very far north in the Canadian Arctic. It has been listening since the mid 1950's. Canada, the USA the UK Australia and New Zealand are the "five Eyes " international intelligence sharing organization, which gathers and shares military information about the countries that threaten us . Link about ALERT CFS Alert - Wikipedia A posting to ALERT is for 6 months, and is considered to be a "hardship posting " because of the isolation. ALERT is the most northerly inhabited place in the world, and about 60 people are there at any given time. JimB.But now we (and other countries) have satellites that can read the text in a golf ball from space.
What advantage is a balloon?