Former NORAD Chief on Spy Balloons: ‘Our Vulnerabilities Are Going To Become More and More Important’ as China Advances

SCIUTTO I wonder as ░░░░░░░░ re now coming to ░░░░░░░░ with the fact that ░░░░░░░░ with this sorry China ░░░░░░░░ this large surveillance balloon ░░░░░░░░ sent others not just ░░░░░░░░ North America but also ░░░░░░░░ America other parts of ░░░░░░░░ world is it your ░░░░░░░░ that NORAD the U ░░░░░░░░ missed a growing threat ░░░░░░░░ CLANCY I Don t ░░░░░░░░ that they ve missed ░░░░░░░░ growing threat And the ░░░░░░░░ why I say that ░░░░░░░░ if you had asked ░░░░░░░░ was I surprised by ░░░░░░░░ events My answer is ░░░░░░░░ I m not surprised ░░░░░░░░ these events I ve ░░░░░░░░ aware because of my ░░░░░░░░ of the intelligence gathering ░░░░░░░░ of the People s ░░░░░░░░ of China and Russia ░░░░░░░░ know principal adversaries to ░░░░░░░░ security of North America ░░░░░░░░ have we missed some ░░░░░░░░ the balloons that have ░░░░░░░░ across I mean I ░░░░░░░░ General VanHerck in his ░░░░░░░░ at Pentagon briefings has ░░░░░░░░ yes categorically we have ░░░░░░░░ the past but we ░░░░░░░░ closing those intelligence gaps ░░░░░░░░ this instance it was ░░░░░░░░ SCIUTTO China appears to ░░░░░░░░ deliberately exploiting or attempting ░░░░░░░░ exploit this area and ░░░░░░░░ known as near space ░░░░░░░░ your view have they ░░░░░░░░ successful doing so Do ░░░░░░░░ have any sense as ░░░░░░░░ what they ve gained ░░░░░░░░ sending balloons like this ░░░░░░░░ there CLANCY No I ░░░░░░░░ Don t think we ░░░░░░░░ a good sense But ░░░░░░░░ think that that study ░░░░░░░░ you know when I ░░░░░░░░ there at NORAD and ░░░░░░░░ continues on China is ░░░░░░░░ glowing growing sorry you ░░░░░░░░ international power It has ░░░░░░░░ power that really is ░░░░░░░░ based while Russia has ░░░░░░░░ military power I think ░░░░░░░░ we re seeing China ░░░░░░░░ in these areas and ░░░░░░░░ think our vulnerabilities are ░░░░░░░░ to become more and ░░░░░░░░ important.”