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The use of balloons and potentially developing more specialised capabilities to shoot them down more predictably or with lower cost. the flip side is that, you know, this is not a new technology, and spy balloons are something that have been used significantly by most powers over the years. particularly during the cold war, they were played around with. there are difficulties with them, which is that its harder to control exactly where they go, even if they have limited propulsion systems on boa...

And theyve just continued. and of course, if its over a civilian area or, say, the continental united states, a large area, you have to be very careful where youre firing cannon rounds because those will still come down somewhere. it is a difficult thing to solve with military equipment that isnt designed for it. does that mean were going to have to look at new ways of defending or dealing with balloons, airships, otherthings flying at this altitude? because it sounds like its possible we might ...

Station is going to operate the best it can. >> yeah, it really has survived through thick and thin, hasnt it? this is a space station x vehicle, of course. i think its the six-crew rotation with spacex. how important has private enterprise become to the overall space program? >> well, its become critical, again, because this is by design, where nasa was directed. and i was part of the white house panel that kind of put together these option pads way back in 2018-twine. nasa was directed to help...

Them a lot more than what they might need at the moment because it takes a long time to train on these things. >> thats right. >> martha: the ukrainians, they are very impatient. they want to get this over with. theyre saying send us what we need now. lets get this over with. they said -- one of the parliamentarians in ukraine says when she hears the president talks about as long as it takes, we feel this phrase is dangerous. she says we are concerned. they dont want this going on for a year or ...

Collide. it was about making sure that we expanded what we do in space. i had the good fortune of being a person who led a team who won the gag prize of the year ten years ago called 100-year starship. it was about how do we make sure that we get people with, the capabilities, for human interstellar flight. why is this important? so much of whats going on in the world today is being determined right now. whats going to happen in the future is being determined right now by the people who were inv...

Interest in certainly tracking the use of balloons and potentially developing more specialised capabilities to shoot them down more predictably or with lower cost. the flip side is that, you know, this is not a new technology, and spy balloons are something that have been used significantly by most powers over the years. particularly during the cold war, they were played around with. there are difficulties with them, which is that its harder to control exactly where they go, even if they have li...

Line. were going get f-16s to the ukrainians. and i think f-16s are going to be a lot more effective than whatever weapons the chinese can send. >> and the cia director, william burns. it was a fascinating interview on cbs, he was saying that theres evidence that russia is offering to help irans missile program in exchange for military aid. i mean, i know the iranians are not exactly the a-team here on the global stage when it comes to military assistance, but does it concern you that iran could...

Companies as opposed to directly by the chinese government, would that make any difference to the u.s.? >> well, i think theres very -- sometimes very little distinction between chinese companies and the state. again, i dont want to get ahead of where things are. the chai inese military is obviously very advanced, good capabilities and certainly should that occur, it would make an impact on the war in ukraine, and we dont believe its in chinas interest to want to be on that side of it. >> you sa...

Capabilities through sanctions and through making any other -- >> im joined by another journalist who is watching the press conference with president zelenskyy today. philip ittner is a veteran war correspondent who has been reporting on this invasion -- philip, hes a good friend of. and philip, its good to see. >> good to be here. >> tell me what you make of that discussion. ukraine makes the case that it standing between russia and the nato, russia and a free europe russia and these formally e...

Difference to the u.s.? >> there is sometimes little distinction between chinese companies and the state. and i dont want to get ahead of where things are. the chinese military is very advanced. great capabilities. and certainly, should that occur, it would make an impact on the war in ukraine. and we dont believe it is in chinas interest to want to be on that side of it. >> you said iran was seeking to purchase billions of dollars of military equipment from russia. in exchange, iran is sending ...