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When a Chinese surveillance balloon floated over the continental US, it became the biggest story in the world. It could have also been a much-needed chance at direct diplomacy between the world most powerful nation and its greatest rival, writes Robert Rust of the Union of Concerned Scientists — a chance the Biden administration wasted. When Joe Biden took office in 2021, many analysts and watchers in both China and the United States expected at least a slight relaxation of the previous admini...

Intelligence officials said it was possible the balloon was blown off course, but by the time it came over the continental U.S., it was being controlled by China.

The giant spy balloon, taller than the Statue of Liberty, was shot down in U.S. airspace in early February. Three other objects were shot down in the ensuing days.

The lead ship in the Navy's newest class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers is embarking on a short deployment in the Atlantic five years after it was commissioned.

The ship's return marks the end of her time as a Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe (FDNF-E) Destroyer.