Rep. McCaul: China Collecting U.S. Military, Nuclear Capabilities with Spy Balloon in Preparation for Military Conflict with Taiwan

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McCAUL: "I think the motivation, intent, is clear here. They want to get imagery, get intelligence on our military capability, particularly nuclear. They are building quite a nuclear stockpile themselves. Why do they want to do this? Well, they are preparing. If they do not win the elections in Taiwan next January, they are preparing for a military conflict. They are trying to collect information about our military capabilities in the United States in preparation of that conflict. There is no question about it in my mind. That is why that balloon was so dangerous, and it was so dangerous for the President to allow it to go forward. Once it entered U.S. airspace around Alaska, it should have been immediately been shot down. It was not. And now the damage is severe in terms of compromising national security. He can't secure our borders, but now he can't secure our airspace over the United States of America."