test that this is. interesting. you think it might be tied to preparations for military action over taiwan? what i what i think is is that there s the possibility. and this is complete conjecture on my part. but that things like this aren t just about measuring the pure intelligence from the look down capabilities that are on board that air that balloon. there is a distinct possibility that this is gauging the coherence, the resilience and the, you know , firmness of bot governments. interesting point there, something to watch closely. major general scott clancy, we d like to have you back because there are still a lot of things to explore here. thanks so much. it would be my pleasure. just ahead here, it is a lifeline for patients facing a highly aggressive cancer, but now many are being told there s just not enough medicine for more than half the required doses. so what s behind this shortage?
balloon as well as other aerial objects shot down by the u.s. in just the last week. while the debris from those three downed objects has yet to be recovered, national security council spokesman john kirby says so far there is no evidence those smaller objects are tied to china s spy program. so what s going on here? joining me now to talk about this is retired major general scott clancy, he is the former director of operations for norad. good to have you on, sir. thank you very much for having me. so first question, during your time at norad, how many air incursions like this, by balloons, et cetera, operating in this near space space, as they call it, a few miles up, up to just below the level of what we call low earth orbit, did you see? did you see stuff like this during your time? while i was director of operations in norad and i was the deputy of commander up in alaska as well, we would launch
Four objects, including a Chinese spy balloon, have been shot down over the last week in American and Canadian airspace. Monday, U.S. officials spoke about the decision to shoot down the objects and revealed more about China's balloon program. Former NORAD director of operations and retired Canadian Major General Scott Clancy joined Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest.
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