President Biden Issues Remarks on Government Response to Recent Aerial Objects
February 17, 2023
February 17, 2023
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Feb. 16, 2023, on the government's response to recent aerial objects:
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THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Last week, in the immediate aftermath of the incursion by China's high-altitude balloon, our military, through the North American Aerospace Defense Command -- so-called NOR- -- NORAD -- closely scrutinized the -- our airspace, including enhancing our radar to pick up more slow-moving objects abo . . .
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THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. Last week, in the immediate aftermath of the incursion by China's high-altitude balloon, our military, through the North American Aerospace Defense Command -- so-called NOR- -- NORAD -- closely scrutinized the -- our airspace, including enhancing our radar to pick up more slow-moving objects abo . . .