Tag: surveillance balloon

Hongkongers Must Live as We Always Have as Global Citizens

Commentary Global tensions are at an all-time high. The alleged “surveillance balloon program” across five continents from China that caught worldwide attention has set the stage for some bigger issues. On the third Monday in February, which resembles the federal holiday the, President’s Day in the United States, Joe Biden made a surprise visit to…


Romania, Moldova Report ‘Weather Balloon’ Objects Traversing Airspace, Prompting Safety Concerns

Officials in Romania reported seeing strange balloon-like objects traversing their skies on Feb. 14, shortly after neighboring Moldova temporarily shut down its airspace after similar sightings, according to officials. The incidents occurred around midday local time and come shortly after a number of objects, including a high-altitude Chinese surveillance balloon, were detected traversing over American airspace and were…


Airborne Incursions Offer Clear Evidence That Norad Needs an Upgrade: US Expert

Canada and the United States are eyeing the sky with suspicion these days—as well as the shared continental defence system that’s supposed to be watching it for them. The North American Aerospace Defense Command, or Norad, appeared to lose track of the mysterious object that was eventually shot down Sunday over Lake Huron. Jamil Jaffer,…


NATO Chief: China, Russia May Be ‘Increasing Surveillance’ With Balloon Incidents

The head of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) said Monday that recent balloon incidents are part of a pattern suggesting that the Chinese regime and Russia are increasing surveillance of U.S. territory. “What we saw over the United States is part of a pattern where China and also Russia are increasing surveillance activities on…


Top US General Refuses to Rule Out Extraterrestrial Origin of Shot Down Unidentified Objects

U.S. officials are not ruling out the possibility that a number of unidentified objects shot down in recent days may be of an extraterrestrial origin. Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, the commander of the United States Northern Command and North American Aerospace Defense Command, was asked by reporters in a briefing on Sunday whether or not officials…


Congress Readies Bipartisan Resolution Condemning China for Surveillance Balloon

House lawmakers are reportedly considering rolling out a bipartisan resolution aimed at condemning China over its suspected surveillance balloon that was shot down by the United States on Feb. 3. “We want it to be a bipartisan resolution about China, not about us fighting each other,” Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas), the chairman of the House Foreign…


Canada Monitoring ‘Potential Second Incident’ Linked to Suspected Chinese Spy Balloon Flagged by US

Canada announced on Thursday it is coordinating with the United States to track a spy balloon high above the earth and that it was also monitoring a “potential second incident.” Canada’s Department of National Defence announced that the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD)—a combined organization of the United States and Canada—is actively tracking a “high-altitude surveillance…