Breaking news: Pentagon discovers suspected China spy balloon over northwest United States

View in browser | nytimes.com   BREAKING NEWS The Pentagon detected a suspected Chinese spy balloon over the northwestern U.S., a discovery that comes ahead of Antony Blinken's Beijing visit. Thursday, February 2, 2023 8:09 PM ET The Pentagon has chosen, for now, not to shoot down the balloon after a recommendation from senior defense officials that doing so would risk debris hitting people on the ground, according to a senior defense official. Read the latest   ADVERTISEMENT You received this email because you signed up for NYTimes.com's Breaking News Alerts. To stop receiving Breaking News Alerts, unsubscribe. To opt out of other promotional emails from the Times, manage your email preferences. Subscribe to the Times Get the NYT app Change Your Email Privacy Policy Contact Advertise California Notice The New York Times Company, 620 Eighth Avenue, New York, NY 10018