Texas state Senator Bob Hall said that balloons, like the Chinese one recently spotted over American airspace, could cause significant damage to the country.
Texas state Senator Bob Hall on Sunday said that"five or six" balloons like the one spotted flying over American airspace last month could pose a major threat to the United States.in 2014. He also previously served in the U.S. Air Force, reaching the rank of captain and working in the Space and Missiles Systems Center .on Sunday and spoke about the potential threats posed to the U.S. by balloons like the Chinese one that was shot down three weeks ago over the Atlantic Ocean.
"It's a real threat," Hall said."The first high-altitude nuclear test was done using a weather balloon to determine its efficacy. We know it's been in the arsenal of our enemies for quite a while. While a balloon wouldn't be quite as effective as a rocket that carried it higher, probably five or six would be enough to take out the entire United States.
A fighter pilot is seen observing the Chinese spy balloon. Texas state Senator Bob Hall on Sunday said that"five or six" balloons like the one spotted flying over American airspace last month could pose a major threat to the United States.The early high-altitude test that Hall referred to was Operation Hardtack I, a series of 35 U.S. nuclear tests held over the Pacific Ocean across several months in 1958.
"The Russians and Chinese had a preemptive EMP [electromagnetic pulse] attack as a key to their war plans. Think about how effective that would be, rather than a ground nuclear attack," Hall continued."It would render the United States useless to anybody. The EMP takes out the electrical system. It's the second most important thing to sustaining life in today's society. Only air is more important. One shot, the electricity is gone.
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