Why the U.S. used missiles, not cheap bullets, to shoot down Chinese balloon, 3 unidentified objects

Why the U.S. used missiles, not cheap bullets, to shoot down Chinese balloon, 3 unidentified objects

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U.S. fighter jets fired five heat-seeking AIM-9X Sidewinder missile to take down four aerial objects floating high over U.S. and Canadian airspace between Feb. 4 and Feb. 12, U.S. officials said. The unidentified floating octagon shot down over Lake Huron in upper Michigan require two Sidewinders,…

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