Summary
The topic I chose is about "What is Known About the Four Objects Shot Down Over North America?" This topic is about the shooting down of at least four unidentified objects by U.S. forces in U.S. and Canadian airspace in the past two weeks, including balloons from China and unidentified aircraft. The information is from The Hill, Washington Examiner and NBC news.
On NBC News it was objectively presented that the US military shot down a Chinese balloon on 2/4/2023, the US military shot down an unidentified object in northern Alaska, near the Canadian border on 2/10/2023, the military shot down a cylindrical unidentified object on 2/11/2023, and the US military shot down an unidentified aircraft over Lake Huron on 2/12/2023.
The Washington Examiner describes the timing of the downing of the unidentified object and says that more objects have been spotted recently because of the heightened attention given to the downing of the balloon from China. Air Force Gen. VanHerck also said not to attribute the unidentified objects to any specific country.
The Hill News details the timing of the downed object and mentions the debate between China and the U.S. on the matter, but its coverage is biased toward the U.S. side, suggesting that China has been derelict in its duty to launch unidentified craft into the U.S. and the failure to find foreign unidentified objects during the last Trump administration.
There are some minor differences in these reports, but they all basically show the U.S. military's determination to defend its own territory.
