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that's the same type of aircraft and missile that shot down the chinese balloon off the coast of south carolina. one of the questions we asked at the pentagon briefing was if there was so much intelligence to gain by letting the previous balloon fly across the united states and being able to observe it, why was this one shot down so quickly especially when the senators were furious it wasn't shot down earlier. was the pentagon wbowing to political pressure. >> the decision to shoot it down before it entered into u.s. airspace, the pentagon bowing to pressure from the hill? >> we're g...

Some serious questions about what's going on in beijing. >> what countries engage in surveillance of this type of the united states other than china? >> well, of course from outer space we know our adversaries, such as russia would be doing surveillance as well. i don't know if they have a balloon program. and of course there are many other countries that do meteorological, climate and other scientific research that put balloons up for that type of work. so it could be any number of countries with nonhostile intent who have balloons lofted in the air and moving around the world. >> but china i...