February 6, 2023 Leon Panetta: There are lessons to be learned from China spy balloon drama Former U.S. Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta breaks down what might have motivated China to send a spy balloon over the U.S. on 'Your World.'
February 5, 2023 Chinese spy balloons over US during Trump admin 'discovered after' he left office: senior Biden official Information suggesting that Chinese spy balloons traveled over the U.S. during the Trump administration was “discovered after” Trump left office, a senior administration official says
February 5, 2023 US intel assesses Chinese spy balloons transited US several times, went 'undetected': Senior admin official U.S. intelligence assesses that Chinese government surveillance balloons have transited the continental United States several times but went “undetected,” a senior administration official told ӣƵ Digital.
February 5, 2023 Trump, top national security officials refute claim that Chinese spy balloons transited US under his admin Former President Trump and top national security and defense officials refute Biden administration claims that Chinese surveillance balloons transited U.S. during his administration.
February 4, 2023 Pentagon working to recover Chinese spy balloon, expects valuable intel from it Defense officials said Saturday that the mission to recover a shot-down Chinese spy balloon was underway and was being conducted by U.S. Navy and Coast Guard personnel.
February 4, 2023 Where is the Chinese spy balloon now? Airship spotted flying over North Carolina The suspected Chinese spy balloon, which has slowly transitioned across the United States over the last two days, now sits above North Carolina.
February 3, 2023 Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt calls for investigation into Biden admin's 'alarming' handling of Chinese balloon Missouri GOP Sen. Eric Schmitt sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, slamming the Biden administration's “lack of transparency" regarding the Chinese balloon.
February 3, 2023 'Risk to safety'? Montana congressman rejects Pentagon's reason for not shooting down Chinese spy balloon Montana leaders are questioning why the Pentagon did not take action to remove a suspected Chinese spy balloon from American airspace while it was in a sparsely populated area.
February 3, 2023 White House: Biden chose not to shoot down Chinese spy balloon, but keeping 'all options on table' The White House said President Biden followed "strong" recommendations from defense officials not to shoot down the Chinese spy balloon due to safety to people on the ground, but is keeping "all options on the table."
February 3, 2023 Former defense secretary says US should capture or ‘shoot down’ Chinese spy balloon: ‘We have to push back' Former U.S. secretary of defense under Trump, Mark Esper, told CNN that the U.S. government should either capture or shoot down the suspected Chinese spy balloon.