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Read. Follow. Verify.Senate Briefing on Chinese High-Altitude Surveillance
Record date · January 1, 2024
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What This Bill Does
This document is a transcript of a February 9, 2023, Senate Appropriations Subcommittee briefing regarding the Chinese surveillance balloon that entered U.S. airspace. The hearing focused on congressional oversight of the Department of Defense's response to the incident.
The hearing establishes the official congressional inquiry into the Department of Defense's handling of a foreign surveillance device that entered U.S. airspace over Montana, impacting national security policy and military oversight.
Who It Affects
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Department of Defense
The agency is responsible for providing oversight information and responding to the surveillance incident.
Residents of Montana
The surveillance balloon was first publicly reported in the airspace above their state.
Key Facts
- The Senate Subcommittee on the Department of Defense held a public briefing on February 9, 2023, regarding Chinese high-altitude surveillance.
- The briefing was convened to address the Chinese surveillance balloon that entered U.S. airspace, specifically noted over Montana.
- The hearing was the first public congressional meeting to examine the incident.
- The briefing included testimony from the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Homeland Defense and Hemispheric Affairs and the Director for Operations, Joint Staff (J3).
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Increased Congressional Oversight
The hearing marks a shift toward public congressional scrutiny of Department of Defense responses to foreign surveillance.
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