Chinese balloon over the USA
The balloons during Trump's time only became known later
Details of the three suspected spy balloons that flew over the United States during Donald Trump's time in the Oval Office did not become known to his administration until Joe Biden took over the presidency. This is claimed by a senior staff member of Trump's White House staff, according to Fox News.
On Saturday, it emerged that Chinese balloons, like the one shot down this weekend, were seen over the United States even when Trump was president - something that Trump himself and several top names from his former staff deny.
The Fox source has subsequently made it clear that US intelligence services - "not the Biden administration" - knew about the balloons, but that the information only became known after Trump left.
Protesters in London. Frank Augstein / AP
British strikes
Biggest strike to date - feared to affect emergency care
Both nurses and paramedics are on strike in parts of England today. More strikes are planned during the week and according to the national healthcare system NHS, these are the most extensive strikes to hit the healthcare sector to date.
Managers at hospitals around the country have appealed to the government to resume wage talks with unions, British media write. Politicians have previously ruled it out.
During this week's strikes, it is feared that emergency care will be affected and the queues for planned care will grow.
Xi Jinping and Joe Biden shake hands at the G20 meeting in November 2022. Alex Brandon / AP
Chinese balloon over the USA
Analysis: Could be defining moment in new Cold War
It's nothing new for superpowers to spy on each other — even with balloons — but something was different this time, writes the NY Times' David E Sanger in an analysis of the events leading up to the shooting down of a Chinese balloon by the United States over the weekend.
He writes that the incident, beyond the spectacle, exposes how little Washington and Beijing actually communicate. Although it was far from a "life-threatening crisis", according to Sanger, it was revealing that China did not try to sort things out as soon as the balloon appeared.
CNN's Stephen Collinson describes the incident as a possible defining moment in the "new Cold War". For the first time, the Americans got to experience a tangible symbol of the security threat from the East, he writes.
According to him, the balloon can be interpreted as the latest example of a Chinese desire to "flex its muscles" outside its own immediate area. He notes that observers in both countries see a course collision between the major powers as inevitable.
"A doom-laden possibility that only seems more likely after the seemingly harmless balloon ride over the US."
Leon Neal / AP
The new space race
Gates pokes Musk: Expensive to go to Mars - don't do it
Microsoft founder Bill Gates believes there are better ways to spend money than Mars travel. He says so in an interview with the BBC, where the tip is aimed at Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk's space ventures.
- It is actually quite expensive to go to Mars. You can buy measles vaccine and save a life for $1,000, so then you sort of conclude: don't go to Mars.
At the same time, Gates believes that Elon Musk can become a "fantastic philanthropist" the day the Tesla boss uses his ingenuity to help others.
Inga kommentarer:
Skicka en kommentar