I admit I had my doubts about NORAD's abilities, and they weren't really caused by "Russians Ruin Christmas With Retelling Of Traditional NORAD Santa Tracker Story"
Rather it was February 2023's:
I Am Beginning To Doubt NORAD Can Really Track Santa
From the New York Post, February 6:
NORAD missed Chinese spy balloon flights during Trump admin, general admitsPardon me for a bit, I need to take a moment to let this all sink in.
Russians Ruin Christmas With Retelling Of Traditional NORAD Santa Tracker StoryRecently:
Neunundneunzig Luftballons
But now, with yesterday's revelation that the Air Force had been tracking the balloon (and presumably the others, think about it for a minute: the media would have been screaming it from the rooftops if any were missed during Trump's time in office), almost from the moment the Chinese launched it, and that they had dutifully reported this information to General Milley, and that Milley and the O'Biden Administration decided the thing to do would be to hide this information from the American public and their elected representatives in Congress, well now, my faith in NORAD is restored!
From NORAD:
Last seen, Port-Gentil Gabon
....MUCH MORE
