WASHINGTON — As political squabbles over the sighting of a Chinese balloon over several states last week continue, a senior U.S. defense official has said...
from Texas Republicans and House Foreign Affairs leaders – along with a few Democrats – for not acting quickly enough.a senior U.S. defense official said the balloon did not pose an immediate physical or military threat but was an “unacceptable violation of our sovereignty.” The official also indicated this was not the first time a surveillance balloon had entered American airspace.
Rep. Michael Waltz, R-Fla., a member of the House Armed Services committee, told outlets that defense officials identified locations of the previous balloon sightings during a weekend briefing with lawmakers. These included Texas, Florida, Hawaii and Guam, according toOfficials also indicated they were following a similar surveillance balloon moving over Central and South America. Over the past several years, China has used this tactic in countries in East and South Asia and Europe.
Trump has dismissed claims that balloons were found in U.S. airspace during his term, calling it “fake disinformation”Senior Biden administration officials have explained that information about the balloons over the United States was not detected until after the Trump’s term.
Additionally, former Trump National Security Adviser John Bolton questioned the discovery of Chinese balloon surveillance during Trump’s term.
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