How Biden can get ahead of the balloons

BY TARA D. SONENSHINE, OPINION CONTRIBUTOR – 02/16/23 4:30 PM ET

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America must do a better job of patrolling its skies. That is one takeaway from theChinese balloon affair.

Mysterious objects in the sky can terrify citizens, and we have seen a string of unidentified flying objects in American airspace over the past few days, although we are now being assured that China is responsible for only one balloon, and the jury is out on whether its appearance over our skies was intentional or the product of strong winds.

To avoid spreading disinformation, conspiracy theories and fear, the United States government…