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Transcripts For CNN Smerconish 20240706

is it time to pop that balloon? i m michael smerconish. it sparked kshs about national security regarding beijing. is it more a about symbolism? secretary of state antony blinken was due to travel to china this weekend. he postponed his trip calling the infiltration a, quote, irresponsible act that created conditions that undermine the purpose of the trip. the public first learned of the balloon s existence thursday while it was over montana, which is home to ballistic missile silos and bomber bases. china is saying it s all innocent. a spokesperson for the chinese foreign min city sits is a civilian air shift used for meteorological purposes affected by the westerlies and limited self-steering capability, it deviated from its course. the chinese side regrets the entry of the ship. but it was a clear violation of our sovereignty as well as international law. the balloon does not pose a military or political threat and a senior defense official said military officials a ....

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Transcripts For CNN Smerconish 20240706

i m michael smerconish in philadelphia. for the second time in less than a week, u.s. fighter jets have shot down an object in u.s. airspace. on friday president biden gave the order to shoot down a, quote, high altitude object hovering ten miles off the coast of alaska. of course, last saturday fighter jets shot down a suspected chinese spy balloon in the atlantic ocean after flying across the entire country. joining me to discuss the retired air force lieutenant general, the air force s first chief of intelligence, surveillance and reconnoissance. he s a fighter pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours. he was the principal attack planner for the operation desert storm air campaign, commander of no fly operations over iraq and served on two congressional commissions focused on america s future defense strategy. these days he s the dean of aerospace studies. so what is norad s responsibility and what s the framework through which it determines a course of action? well ....

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Transcripts for CNN Smerconish 20240604 20:01:00

I m michael smerconish in philadelphia. for the second time in less than a week, u.s. fighter jets have shot down an object in u.s. airspace. on friday president biden gave the order to shoot down a, quote, high altitude object hovering ten miles off the coast of alaska. of course, last saturday fighter jets shot down a suspected chinese spy balloon in the atlantic ocean after flying across the entire country. joining me to discuss the retired air force lieutenant general, the air force s first chief of intelligence, surveillance and reconnoissance. he s a fighter pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours. he was the principal attack planner for the operation desert storm air campaign, commander of no fly operations over iraq and served on two congressional commissions focused on america s future defense strategy. these days he s the dean of aerospace studies. so what is norad s responsibility and what s the ....

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Transcripts for CNN Smerconish 20240604 14:05:00

He s a fighter pilot with more than 3,000 flying hours. he was the principle attack planner for desert storm, commander of no-fly operations over iraq and serve issed on two commissions focused on america s future defense strategy. he s currently the dean of the mitchell institute for aerospace studies. thank you for being here. what exactly are the options when an object like this is at 60,000 feet? well, first, thank you for having me on and really appreciate it. it s a great question. there are several ogss. some of them depend upon the location of the balloon. what make this is a complicated situation is it s up at 60,000 feet. there aren t a the lot of aircraft that can go up there with the kind of means to shoot it down. today you re looking at the f-22 or f-15 and weapons that can be ....

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