The review would determine if changes need to be made to the surveillance of British airspace. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Three further flying objects have since been downed by security forces over North America.and accused the US of overreacting.
“The United Kingdom and its allies will review what these airspace intrusions mean for our security. This development is another sign of how the global threat picture is changing for the worse,” Mr Wallace told the Telegraph newspaper late on Sunday. The Telegraph reported that the security review would be used to help decide whether changes need to be made to the surveillance of British airspace.It brought into sharp focus the challenge posed by China to the US and its allies.
Asked on Sky News on Monday if it was possible Chinese spy balloons had already been used over Britain, junior transport minister Richard Holden said: “It is possible.” “The government is concerned about what’s going on,” he said. “China is a hostile state, and we need to be aware of that and the way it acts and behaves.” REUTERS
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