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UK orders airspace security review after North American shootdowns

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Official portrait of Ben Wallace MP
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, who announced the review in February 2023 Richard Townshend, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said on Feb. 13, 2023 that the UK and its allies would review what the North American airspace intrusions meant for British security. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the country had capabilities such as quick-reaction Typhoon jets to keep it safe.

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  1. PressUK to review security after unknown objects were shot down over North America (AP)PBS NewsHour (AP) / 2023-02-13
  2. PressUK starts security review after spy balloon, UFO surgeFortune / 2023-02-13

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