After weeks of fear and confusion over drones flying over parts of New York and New Jersey, elected officials are calling for action to identify and stop these mysterious flights.
“A lot of us are pretty frustrated right now,” said Congressman Jim Himes, the top Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee. Fox News Sunday.
“‘We don’t know’ is not a sufficient answer,” he said.
National security officials have said the drones do not appear to be a sign of foreign interference or a threat to public safety.
But since they can’t say for sure who is responsible for the sudden swarms of drones over parts of New Jersey, New York and other parts of the eastern United States – or how they can be stopped – leaders of both political parties are demanding better technology. and powers to combat drones.