For years, Russia and the West have been flying spy missions over each other’s territory and, for years, both sides have been okay with the mutually-agreed-upon snooping. But Russia is taking the spying to the next level, and American lawmakers are worried.Since the 2002 ratification of the Treaty on Open Skies, 34 nations Canada, America, most of Europe, Russia, and Turkey have flown observation missions over each other’s territory, largely as a trust-building exercise between the two sides previously divided by the Berlin Wall. The optical sensors onboard the surveillance planes allow all countries in the treaty to …read more
Source: VICE News
