US shoots down Chinese spy balloon over Atlantic

By Max Thornberry, Mike Brest

Published February 4, 2023 7:49pm ET

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US shoots down Chinese spy balloon over Atlantic — The United States has shot down the Chinese spy balloon that has traveled across the country over the last week. “This afternoon, at the direction of President Biden, U.S. fighter aircraft assigned to U.S. Northern Command successfully brought down the high altitude surveillance balloon launched by and belonging to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) […]

The United States has shot down the Chinese spy balloon that has traveled across the country over the last week.

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