The potential for China to use of balloons for spying became a global issue in February when the United States shot down what it said was a Chinese surveillance balloon but which China said was a civilian craft that accidentally drifted astray. Taiwan is on high alert for Chinese a...
As we shared early Friday,the path of the Chinese balloon that's expected to have been used to spy crossed the entire state of Missouriincluding air bases and sensitive sites. Saturday afternoon, the spy balloon was shot down by the US Air Force. Brad Panovich shared video on Twitter of 2...
1:30 p.m. ET: The balloon was seen over the coastal city of Myrtle, along with U.S. fighter aircraft close by. 2:39 p.m. ET: Its voyage came to an end. Footage captured the balloon being shot down over the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of South Carolina. ...
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said President Biden authorized the operation to shoot down the balloon.Feb 5, 2023 Twitter Facebook Email Live Now CBS News 24/7 CBS News Baltimore CBS News Bay Area CBS News Boston CBS News Chicago
The United States on Saturday downed a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America and became the latest flashpoint in tensions between Washington and Beijing. An operation was underway in U.S. territorial waters in the Atlanti...
"Nothing right now suggests they were related to China's spy balloon program or that they were surveillance vehicles from any other country," he said. Mr. Biden said at the time the three objects were shot down over North America, the U.S. could not rule out the possible s...
Moment Chinese 'spy balloon' is shot downPresident Joe Biden had told reporters earlier that the US was "going to take care of" the balloon after it had been flying over its airspace.Sunday 5 February 2023 10:54, UK This is a modal window. Video Unavailable Footage shows the moment a ...
The United States on Saturday downed a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast after it traversed sensitive military sites across North America and became the latest flashpoint in tensions between Washington and Beijing.
A U.S. military fighter jet shot down a Chinese balloon off the South Carolina coast on Saturday. ByLolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press An Air Force F-22 shot it down using an AIM-9X Sidewinder missile, successfully severing the payload from the balloon. ...
Representative Ryan Zinke of Montana:"Shoot. It. Down. The Chinese spy balloon is clear provocation. In Montana we do not bow. We shoot it down. Take the shot." "I would rather take the balloon down gracefully so the gear and tech can examined. However, I bet the payload is set to...