Natasha Bertrand

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Natasha Bertrand @NatashaBertrand

VanHerck: "It was my assessment that this balloon did not present a physical military threat to North America. This is under my NORAD hat, and therefore I could not take immediate action [against the balloon] because it was not demonstrating hostile act or hostile intent." — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 6, 2023

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The commander of NORAD and USNORTHCOM, Gen. Glen VanHerck, tells reporters that "day to day, we do not have the authority to collect intelligence within the United States of America. In this case, specific authorities were granted to collect intelligence against the balloon." — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 6, 2023

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On the suspected Chinese spy balloons that transited the US under the Trump administration, VanHerck says "I will tell you that we did not detect those threats [at the time]. And that's a domain awareness gap that we have to figure out." — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Feb. 6, 2023