Pentagon tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon
Pentagon tracking suspected Chinese spy balloon over the US
By Oren Liebermann, Haley Britzky, Michael Conte and Nectar Gan, CNN
Updated 1:14 PM EST, Fri February 3, 2023
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02:30CNN —
The US is tracking a suspected Chinese high-altitude surveillance balloon over the continental United States, defense officials said on Thursday, a discovery that risks adding further strain to tense US-China relations.
Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Patrick Ryder said the US government has been tracking the balloon for several days as it made its way over the northern United States, adding it was “traveling at an altitude well above commercial air traffic and does not present a military or physical threat to people on the ground.”
Speaking on background, a senior US defense official said senior military officials had advised President Joe Biden not to shoot it down due to fear the debris could pose a safety threat to people on the ground.
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