A US senator from Connecticut said that mysterious drones have been seen recently Flying over the states of the mid-Atlantic region “To be shot if necessary.”
In an interview on Capitol Hill on Thursday, Senator Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said intelligence analysis on drones is needed and the US should act “more aggressively” against those that have been observed.
“We should do some very smart intelligence analysis and take them out of the sky, especially if they’re flying over airports or military bases,” the senator said. “They should be shot down if necessary, as they are flying over sensitive areas.”
Blumenthal also said Lack of information about drones, “Regardless of who they belong to and where they come from,” it is “absolutely unacceptable.”
His comments come as several large drones have been reported flying over new jersey In the last few weeks.
Drones were also reportedly seen in Blumenthal’s state for the first time on Thursday.
white House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby Said on Thursday that many of the alleged drones seen recently are actually legally operating manned aircraft.
“At this time we have no evidence that the reported drone sightings pose a threat to national security or public safety, or that there is any foreign collusion,” Kirby told reporters at the daily White House press briefing. “The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the FBI are investigating these sightings, and they are working closely with state and local law enforcement to provide resources using multiple identification methods to better understand their origins. Have been.”
Kirby also said, the investigation is still ongoing in the alleged drone has not revealed “any national security or malicious intent or criminal activity”, but acknowledged that the government is in the early stages of the investigation.
Blumenthal said his office is seeking Briefing on drones, It has been described as “absolutely necessary” for Congress and the American people as many appear to be worried and fearful.
“I’m hearing from constituents in the metropolitan area around New York, Connecticut, New Jersey who are really fearful of these drones flying unidentified over airports and military bases,” he said.
The senator said drones are creating a “level of fear, even panic” because people are concerned about surveillance and airplanes flying in the same airspace.
He encouraged Americans to buy drones manufactured in the United States rather than China, warning that they could be “a source of surveillance data for other types of security threats.”
“China-made drones are real and a threat to the security of this country,” Blumenthal said. “We have to stop using them.”
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