After a Chinese balloon was shot down over the USA on 5 February this year, the Americans have shot down three more unknown objects in the past week. President Joe Biden commented tonight on recent events. – We currently do not know what the three objects are, but there is no indication that they were linked to Chinese espionage or any other country’s intelligence, says Biden. The preliminary theory is that the objects belong to private companies or research institutions. – But let me express myself clearly. If any object poses a threat, I will shoot it down, Biden said. According to NBC News, Biden will explain how he has given the administration the task of drawing up guidelines for how to handle balloons and other objects in the future. The US is clear that the Chinese balloon shot down on February 5 was used for espionage. But when it comes to three smaller objects that have been shot down in the last week, much is unclear. On Tuesday, a White House spokesman said there was no indication so far that the three latest objects were Chinese. The president has assembled a group of experts from several agencies to investigate the many flying objects that have been spotted over North America recently. The first balloon came from China and was first spotted over the Aleutian Islands off Alaska on 28 January. It was shot down off the coast of South Carolina. Just over a week later, an unknown object was shot down off the northern coast of Alaska. The following day, Canadian fighter jets took to the wings and shot down an object over the Yukon. Two days later, another unknown object was spotted over the USA and then shot down. This time in the state of Michigan. Ismail Burak Akkan/news
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