Peter Bergen

3 articles by this author

Opinion: The strange objects in US airspace may be an even bigger problem than we thought

Peter Bergen

12/02/2023 Reading 3 min

Source de l'article : CNN

Opinion: The Strange Objects In Us Airspace May Be An Even Bigger Problem Than We Thought

A recent report on UFOs by America's intelligence community is worth examining following the takedown by the US military of a Chinese spy balloon, and the downing of three unidentified flying objects in North American airspace, writes Peter Bergen.

Opinion: The long, strange history of spy balloons

Peter Bergen

08/02/2023 Reading 4 min

Source de l'article : CNN

Opinion: The Long, Strange History Of Spy Balloons

Napoleon's soldiers used them. So did Union troops in the Civil War. Peter Bergen recalls that his father worked in the US Air Force on a project that sent camera-equipped balloons over the Soviet Union. The balloon that floated over the US was not a national security catastrophe, as some Republicans suggested, but a reminder of the espionage threats facing the country, Bergen says.

Opinion: The Pentagon's long hunt for UFOs

Peter Bergen

18/01/2023 Reading 7 min

Source de l'article : CNN

Opinion: The Pentagon's Long Hunt For Ufos

Peter Bergen and writer Erik German unpack the US Office of the Director of National Intelligence's latest report about "Unidentified Aerial Phenomena" -- or UFOs.

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