Chinese balloon part of vast aerial surveillance program, US says

Chinese balloon part of vast aerial surveillance program, US says

"... The U.S. intelligence community has linked the Chinese spy balloon shot down on Saturday to a vast surveillance program run by the People's Liberation Army, and U.S. officials have begun to brief allies and partners who have been similarly targeted. The surveillance balloon effort, which has operated for several years partly out of Hainan province off China's south coast, has collected information on military assets in countries..."

Reference: www.stripes.com .

U.S. Missile Defense vs China Spy Balloon

US has ‘absolute legal right’ to shoot down Chinese spy balloon, say national security experts

"U.S. territory includes U.S. airspace up until space is reached, but the balloon is well within U.S. airspace – Pentagon officials say it is at about 60,000 feet. ...it is no coincidence that the balloon is hovering near U.S. intercontinental ballistic missile fields ..."

Reference: www.foxnews.com .