“Once we detected the balloon, the United States government acted immediately to protect us from possible sensitive information collection”Ryder remarked.
The balloon was seen over Billings, Montana on Wednesday. It was learned that flew over the Auletian Islands, across Canada and into Montanaalthough Pentagon sources They refused to say where it is now.
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Despite being presented with different options by President Biden, the final decision was not to shoot the balloon so as not to put the safety of people on the ground at risk. “We believe that the globe has limited value as a form of information gathering“, a defense official explained to NBC, adding thate are “doing everything necessary to protect sensitive information” and that the object “does not pose any threat to civil aviation due to its height.”
The same official assured that the United States is certain that the globe belongs to China. and that they have already communicated through different channels, but did not confirm a response from the Chinese government. Yes ok This is not the first time something like this has happenedthis balloon has remained in US territory longer than usual and amid an escalation of tensions between the two countries.
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