Biden says he makes no apologies for downing China balloon
By George BowdenPresident Joe Biden has said he makes no apologies for shooting down an alleged Chinese spy balloon off the coast of the US.
But Mr Biden reiterated the view of US officials that the balloon, which traversed the country at an altitude of about 40,000ft before being blown out of the sky by a US fighter jet over the Atlantic, was in fact used for spying. As an explanatory endeavour, it was weak sauce. And as a public-relations effort, it will probably come up short.
Senior House Democratic Congressman Jim Himes of Connecticut, who is briefed on national security matters, said earlier this week it should not be US policy to use fighter jets to tackle all high-altitude objects. Officials said the slow-moving unidentified objects did not pose "any direct threat to people on the ground" and were destroyed "to protect our security, our interests and flight safety".
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