#What we know and don’t know

#What we know and don’t know

What we know and don’t know Three more objects were shot down by the U.S. military over the weekend after officials said they posed a threat to civilian airspace.  The remarkable development came roughly one week after the U.S. shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon off the coast of South Carolina days after it was…

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#Murkowski on object shot down over Alaska: ‘We need to be clear and unequivocable that we don’t tolerate this’

#Murkowski on object shot down over Alaska: ‘We need to be clear and unequivocable that we don’t tolerate this’

Murkowski on object shot down over Alaska: ‘We need to be clear and unequivocable that we don’t tolerate this’ Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) said the U.S. needs to send a “clear and unequivocable” message that it will not tolerate incursions into its airspace, after a second “high-altitude object” was shot down over Alaska on Friday. “The first…

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#Republicans ramp up criticism over Chinese spy balloon

#Republicans ramp up criticism over Chinese spy balloon

Republicans ramp up criticism over Chinese spy balloon Republicans are ramping up their criticism of the Biden administration’s handling of the Chinese spy balloon, after receiving classified briefings on the incursion and learning the U.S. shot down a second object above Alaska. While the Chinese balloon has obvious geopolitical significance, it also gave Republican lawmakers…

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#US shoots down another ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska

#US shoots down another ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska

US shoots down another ‘high-altitude object’ over Alaska The U.S. military on Friday took down an object flying over Alaskan airspace days after shooting down a Chinese spy balloon along the South Carolina coast, the White House confirmed. John Kirby, a national security spokesperson for the White House, said the Defense Department was tracking a…

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