Weapons systems ... no. Reconnaissance/surveillance systems, but not weapons. That "weapon system" was used on US paperwork, most likely for purposes of inter

Weapons systems ... no. Reconnaissance/surveillance systems, but not weapons. That "weapon system" was used on US paperwork, most likely for purposes of internal security, does not turn a balloon into an actual weapon deployed over an adversary's airspace. Definitions matter when it comes to acts of war. The word "tank" comes from a similar cover story.