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Was it legal to shoot down the Chinese balloon?
Probably
The US, like all other nations, has absolute sovereignty over its airspace. There is no clear line between airspace and space but 60,000 feet is clearly in the former.
The US, like all other ...
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Was it legal to shoot down the Chinese balloon?
It was a foreign craft in sovereign US airspace, in violation of numerous FAA regulations. (see answer here) Whether armed or not, it presented a possible hazard to navigation. The US was within its ...
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Is the China balloon breaking any laws?
First, it is highly unlikely that it would remain continuously exactly at 60,000 feet. I mention this because that altitude happens to be the boundary between Class "A" airspace, and Class &...
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