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3 objects US shot down were not likely to be spy devices: Biden
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Delivering remarks on the United States' response to recent aerial objects, Biden said, "The Intelligence Community's current assessment is that these 3 objects were most likely balloons tied to private companies or research institutions studying weather or conducting other scientific res
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China's hypocrisy over military surveillance stands out starkly
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
The balloon shot down off the coast of South Carolina on 4 February was a massive 60 meters in diameter, while the payload suspended beneath probably weighed over 900kg. An American U-2 spy plane flyby of the balloon revealed all manner of sophisticated sensors slung underneath it. Measuring
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'Far too early' to say whether object shot down over Yukon came from China
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
An F-22 fighter jet of US shot down an unidentified object over Canada on February 11, the second such incident in North America amid heightened alert following a week-long Chinese spying balloon saga.
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Second 'high altitude object' shot down over Alaska: White House
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said that the Department of Defense shot down a "high altitude object" that was in Alaska's airspace in the last 24 hours.
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