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WASHINGTON — 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.
Three separate objects were blown out of the sky in as many days after what U.S. officials say was a Chinese surveillance balloon floated across the continent two weeks ago. "As a result, Norad modernization has to be in play, as do the overall collection and identification capabilities of the collective U.S. and Canadian defences."
The object shot down over Yukon appeared to be a"small, metallic balloon" with a tethered payload that ventured near"sensitive sites" in the U.S., CNN reported Monday based on a Pentagon memo sent to members of Congress. "There's no doubt that we need to really do a retrospective and figure out what's going on here. But our systems aren't oriented — at least it appears — towards balloons, and potentially drones or whatever these other vehicles are."
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