{"id":551449,"date":"2023-02-14T00:40:40","date_gmt":"2023-02-13T21:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/senators-will-get-classified-briefing-on-unidentified-objects-shot-down-over-weekend\/"},"modified":"2023-02-14T00:40:40","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T21:40:40","slug":"senators-will-get-classified-briefing-on-unidentified-objects-shot-down-over-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/senators-will-get-classified-briefing-on-unidentified-objects-shot-down-over-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"#Senators will get classified briefing on unidentified objects shot down over weekend\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25dbbfa9de2\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a25dbbfa9de2\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/senators-will-get-classified-briefing-on-unidentified-objects-shot-down-over-weekend\/#Senators_will_get_classified_briefing_on_unidentified_objects_shot_down_over_weekend\" >Senators will get classified briefing on unidentified objects shot down over weekend\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Senators_will_get_classified_briefing_on_unidentified_objects_shot_down_over_weekend\"><\/span>Senators will get classified briefing on unidentified objects shot down over weekend\u00a0<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/02\/schumercharles_020723gn7_w.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Senators will receive a classified briefing at 10 a.m. Tuesday on the three unidentified objects shot down by the U.S. military over Alaska, Canada and Lake Huron in recent days after lawmakers expressed frustration over a lack of information coming from the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>The all-senators briefing follows a classified briefing they received last week from senior administration officials about the Chinese surveillance balloon that floated across the United States before getting shot down off the coast of South Carolina. \u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced the scheduled briefing shortly after the chamber came into session Monday. Senators will also receive a briefing on the rising threat posed by China on Wednesday. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have scheduled for senators to receive a briefing tomorrow on what we know and do not know about where these objects come from and what threats, if any, they pose to the United States,\u201d he said. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers still don\u2019t know where the unidentified objects shot down on Friday, Saturday and Sunday came from or who launched them. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe administration has still not been able to divulge any meaningful information about what was shot down,\u201d Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) said on the Senate floor Monday. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat in the world is going on? Has the Biden administration dialed the sensitivity of our radars all the way up? If so, what are the objects we\u2019re noticing for the first time?\u201d he asked. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.), an influential member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, called on Biden to explain what U.S. fighter planes shot down. \u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr2_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>\u201cThe president owes the American people an explanation, direct and on camera, of what we know about these \u2018objects\u2019 and what steps he\u2019s taking to protect America\u2019s sovereign airspace,\u201d\u00a0he said in a statement. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo commander-in-chief should hide behind press secretaries and anonymous sources in a time of crisis,\u201d he said. \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters Monday that security officials still don\u2019t know who owns the objects shot down in the last few days. \u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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