The Intercept: 10 scandals surrounding the Chinese spy balloon disaster a year ago. The site criticized what it described as intelligence or lack of military capability within Nord.
The Intercept pointed out that the Ministry of Defense knew that the balloon was a major threat, and should have been destroyed off the coast of Alaska, and wondered: Why did Nord not shoot it down? He added that if there were any doubts about the administration's "insincere" about collateral damage, they were dispelled over the next eight days when 3 more balloons were shot down.