BBCNEWS BBC News June 4, 2024 22:38:00
Balloon and i'm not going to be able to be more specific than that. china responded by saying it was just a weather balloon that had been blown off course. the us military said they couldn't shoot it down for fear of causing debris or damage below, so it was only when it drifted across america and out over the atlantic that they eventually shot it down. the spotting of the first balloon led north american air defence — norad — to adjust their radar settings. domestic political pressure may have played a part. this is the atrocity that's happening here to america. and if we don't speak stro...