UK ready to defend against spy balloons, says PM Rishi Sunak
On 4 February, the US military shot down a Chinese spy balloon after it travelled over sensitive military sites across North America. China has claimed the object was a weather balloon gone astray.On Friday, the US military shot down an unknown "car-sized" object flying in US airspace off the coast of Alaska.
"We have something called the quick reaction alert force which involves Typhoon planes, which are kept on 24/7 readiness to police our airspace, which is incredibly important." The prime minister's official spokesman indicated that the UK's approach to China will be reviewed as part of the update to the ongoing security review."It is a challenge that grows more acute as it moves to even greater authoritarianism.
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