Last Saturday (4) the United States Army shot down a so-called “spy balloon” from China that was flying over parts of North America. According to CNN, fighter f-22, from Langley Air Force Base was used to launch a rocket that brought down the balloon. Joe Bidenthe President of the United States, congratulated the soldiers who took part in the action, and said: “they successfully shot it down, and I want to congratulate our pilots who did it. They did this without harming anyone on earth.“.

The tension over the weekend was not the first oddity between the members. Washington offered to deploy medium-range missiles. Japanas an initiative to strengthen the defense of countries that are allies of the United States from hypothetical attacks in the South China Sea. Tomahawk missiles were also considered as part of a possible project.

Chinese officials claim the balloon was a civilian meteorological research airship.

A China denied allegations of espionage and claimed that the balloon was a simple airship designed to obtain results from weather reviews which deviated from the original course. For Chinese officials, the actions of the US military are “an irresponsible act and a clear overreaction, and a serious violation of international practice.”

The equipment was identified on Thursday, February 2, US Department of Defense, who observed the flight of a balloon over the airspace of the country. general Pat Ryder, a spokesman for the US Department of Defense, stressed that the target was flying at a sufficiently high altitude and did not pose a threat to civil aviation. came to the conclusion that It wasn’t the first time that a similar balloon was seen flying over the region.

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Source: West Magazine, Gizmodo.

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