Chinese Spy Balloon Incident

This is a U.S. news story, published by MailOnline, that relates primarily to Glen VanHerck news.

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Chinese spy balloon

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Shocking new details about Chinese spy balloon reveal untold story

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A Chinese spy balloon that entered U.S. airspace in February 2023 was shot down with a missile fired from an Air Force F-22 Raptor over the Atlantic Ocean .

Glen VanHerck , a retired Air Force general who led the North American Aerospace Defense Command ( NORAD ) said he should have been warned about the balloon in advance.

He said the balloon highlighted how attacks could arrive without warning without warning.

NORAD had to fly at more than 400 miles per hour to stay airborne in the thin air.

The inspection made it clear that it was not a physical threat and was not able to drop bombs or launch missiles.

That meant that the NORAD commander could not order a shoot-down himself, but had to wait for President Joe Biden to give the order.

Reports have since suggested that U.S. intelligence may have been aware of the balloon from the moment it launched in Hainan Island in China .

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