WASHINGTON: A suspected Chinese spy balloon has been flying over the United States for a couple of days, and senior US officials have advised President Joe Biden against shooting it down for fear the debris could pose a safety threat. The incident recalls the lengths to which Beijing and Washington have be
WASHINGTON: A suspected Chinese spy balloon has been flying over the United States for a couple of days, and senior US officials have advised President Joe Biden against shooting it down for fear the debris could pose a safety threat.
"The balloon is currently traveling at an altitude well above commercial air traffic and does not present a military or physical threat to people on the ground." The news broke as CIA Director William Burns was speaking at an event at Washington’s Georgetown University, at which he called China the"biggest geopolitical challenge" currently facing the United States.
The Billings, Montana airport issued a ground stop as the military mobilized assets including F-22 fighter jets in case Biden ordered the balloon be shot down. The official said the current flight path would carry the balloon over a number of sensitive sites, but did not give details. Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana is home to 150 intercontinental ballistic missile silos.
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