"But wait, there's more. Separately, Fox News reported that military personnel had shot down a rogue party balloon - like you'd see at a child's birthday party - near El Paso, after misidentifying it as a foreign drone. Whether this was done using the Pentagon's mega-laser is unclear at the moment, but it'd be a wild coincidence if this wasn't the case."
"The airspace closure occurred without alerting White House, Pentagon or Homeland Security officials, sources told CBS. Originally, the closure was said to last 10 days, citing "special security reasons." The FAA's original notice warned that the "government may use deadly force" against planes if officials decided "the aircraft poses an imminent security threat." In Bedford's defense, CNN reports the military laser weapon deployment came nine days before a February 20th meeting to review the system's potential impacts on commercial aviation."
The Federal Aviation Administration closed El Paso International Airport after FAA administrator Bryan Bedford ordered the airspace shut following plans for the Pentagon to deploy high-energy counter-drone laser weapons at adjacent Fort Bliss. The closure reportedly occurred without informing White House, Pentagon, or Homeland Security officials and was initially set for 10 days for "special security reasons." The FAA warned the government "may use deadly force" if aircraft posed imminent threats. Military personnel reportedly shot down a rogue party balloon near El Paso after misidentifying it as a foreign drone. The laser deployment preceded a scheduled February 20 meeting to review aviation impacts.
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