The U.S. military has recently been in the news for an extraordinary event – shooting down a Chinese spy balloon. On Saturday, the U.S. military shot down the Chinese spy balloon that had traveled thousands of miles across the country after President Joe Biden refused to shoot it down over land. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) closed several airports in North and South Carolina and nearby airspace in conjunction with the U.S. military effort.
The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed in a statement that the balloon was a “civilian airship used for research, mainly meteorological purposes.” However, many U.S. officials have taken issue with the President’s decision to not take action until the balloon had already traveled thousands of miles over the country. Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) said, “In Montana, Petroleum County, for example… the least populated county in the lower 48, I guarantee you, the fine citizens of Petroleum County would enjoy having it shot down over their county, and probably there would be a line to shoot it down.”
Pentagon Press Secretary Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said during a press conference on Friday that the balloon was maneuverable and was hovering at altitudes of up to 60,000 feet as it crossed the country. An official told CNN that the spy balloon has flown over “a number of sensitive sites” in the U.S. but claimed that it did not present a serious intelligence gathering risk.
The U.S. military has now launched a recovery effort to collect the debris from the downed spy balloon in U.S. waters in the Atlantic Ocean. The event has been an extraordinary one, and the implications of the Chinese spy balloon traveling thousands of miles across the country are still being discussed.
Have you heard about the Chinese spy balloon that was shot down by the U.S. military? It’s an incredible story that has been making headlines all over the world. President Joe Biden refused to shoot it down over land, and the balloon traveled thousands of miles across the country before it was shot down by U.S. military forces. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) closed several airports in North and South Carolina and nearby airspace in conjunction with the U.S. military effort. The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs claimed in a statement that the balloon was a “civilian airship used for research, mainly meteorological purposes.”
However, many U.S. officials have taken issue with the President’s decision to not take action until the balloon had already traveled thousands of miles over the country. Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) said, “In Montana, Petroleum County, for example… the least populated county in the lower 48, I guarantee you, the fine citizens of Petroleum County would enjoy having it shot down over their county, and probably there would be a line to shoot it down.”
The U.S. military has now launched a recovery effort to collect the debris from the downed spy balloon in U.S. waters in the Atlantic Ocean. The implications of the Chinese spy balloon traveling thousands of miles across the country are still being discussed, and it’s a story that will no doubt continue to make headlines.
Source: www.dailywire.com