Critics say the U.S. and Canada had ample time to shoot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it drifted across North America.
Critics say the U.S. and Canada had ample time to shoot down a suspected Chinese spy balloon as it drifted across North America for a week, although it's unlikely Canadian jets could have done the job.
for not downing the balloon as it traversed remote waters, vast tundra and sparsely-populated wilderness. In a statement to CTVNews.ca, a spokesperson from Canada's Department of National Defence provided a similar explanation. "Why didn't Canada take stronger action when it was in our airspace?" Bezan said. "It speaks to capabilities that our current fleet of CF-18s can't fly that high and target it."
following the incident. "Also, it might be overkill spending a couple of hundred thousand dollars on a missile to shoot down a balloon that's drifting away.", the hole-riddled balloon survived assaults from British and American aircraft before eventually deflating in the Arctic Ocean., which will begin arriving in 2026, also have a reported service ceiling of above 50,000 feet.While the balloon flew above sensitive military sites in the U.S.
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