“Canadians are safe and Canada is taking steps to ensure the safety of its airspaceincluding surveillance of a possible second incident ”, add the Canadian security forces.
Although the information provided by the channel “CTVNews” do not allude to an artifact belonging to China, the Department of National Defense and the Canadian Armed Forces they work in coordination with the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
“Canada’s intelligence agencies are working with US partners and continue to take all necessary steps to safeguard the Canada Confidential Information of foreign intelligence threats,” the statement explains.
A Chinese spy balloon in the United States
Tensions between the United States and China grew again this Thursday when a senior US Defense official reported that the Pentagon watches a Chinese spy balloon fly over its territory. At the request of President Joe Biden, the Department of Defense He considered the possibility of shooting down the aircraft.
Even so, he made the decision not to do so due to the potential risks to people on the ground., said the source who requested anonymity. The balloon flew over the northern United States the last few days at a high altitude and Pat Ryder, representative of the Pentagon, assured that “they keep surveillance of it very closely.”
The balloon was seen over Billings, Montana on Wednesday. It was learned that it flew over the Auletian Islands, through Canada and into Montana, although Pentagon sources declined to say where it is now.
Source: Ambito
