The balloon was spotted Saturday morning over North Carolina as it neared the Atlantic coast.
advised against it, warning that the potential risk to people on the ground outweighed the assessment of potential Chinese intelligence gains.
Even if the balloon is not armed, it poses a risk to the U.S., said retired Army Gen. John Ferrari, a visiting fellow at the American Enterprise Institute. The flight itself, he said, can be used to test America's ability to detect incoming threats and to find holes in the country's air defense warning system.
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