Episode 178: The Balloon That Popped

Today, Les, Jess, and Jamil discuss the famous Chinese spy balloon that entered the U.S. airspace over Idaho from Canada last week and was ultimately shot down by the U.S. Air Force over the Atlantic Ocean off the Carolina Coast this weekend.


Should the balloon have been shot down much earlier? Does the handling of the balloon reflect a credibility issue for this Administration? What does the Fault Lines crew think of the partisan squabbling over the balloon?


Hear our experts debate these issues and more in less than 10 minutes on our latest episode of Fault Lines!


Want to learn more about this topic? Check out these articles that our experts used to frame our discussion:


https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-64530102 


https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/05/world/asia/china-balloon-united-states.html 


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