Danger of Unidentified Craft Reminiscent of both Pearl Harbor and 9/11, Says Former Dep Assistant Sec of Defence for Intel ( liberationstimes )

                             

Danger of Unidentified Craft Reminiscent of both Pearl Harbor and 9/11, Says Former Dep Assistant Sec of Defence for Intel

 

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defence for Intelligence, Christopher Mellon has described the security situation regarding unidentified craft operating over U.S. military restricted airspace as a breathtaking failure in a recent article published on his website.

The article, titled ‘Suggestions for Congress on the UAP Issue’ was written following June’s release of a U.S. government report detailing recent incidents involving Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon (UAP) and U.S. military assets.

The report was only able to identify one object from 144 cases investigated. The report stated that some UAP ‘appeared to exhibit unusual flight characteristics.’

Following the report’s release, Deputy Secretary of Defence Kathleen Hicks immediately directed the Under Secretary of Defence for Intelligence and Security to develop a plan to formalise the mission currently undertaken by the Task Force, which undertook the investigation.

Hicks’ memorandum to Senior Pentagon Leadership stated, “it is critical that the United States maintain operations security and safety at DoD ranges”, adding it is “equally critical” that military aircrews and government personnel report instances when aircraft or “other devices” interfere with military training.

Reading between the lines, the current situation is hugely concerning. In essence, unidentified craft are penetrating military restricted airspace, and the government is worried.

According to officials such as Mellon and his former colleague Luis Elizondo, this has been occurring for some time. For instance, the USS Nimitz encounter occurred in 2004.

Mellon remarks:

“Had the U.S. intelligence system been working properly, Congress would have been aware that unidentified aircraft were habitually penetrating sensitive U.S. airspace decades ago.”

Being such a major security issue, why are elected officials responsible for security seemingly being kept in the dark?

When a craft with “unusual flight qualities” which does not belong to the U.S. (which was ruled out by the report) flies over its restricted military airspace, do ranking members of the Senate Intelligence Committee have a right to know?

If not, why? And who really calls the shots?

Vice Chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee, Marco Rubio, recently remarked:

“There’s stuff flying in our airspace and we don’t know who it is and it’s not ours. So we should know who it is, especially if it’s an adversary that’s made a technological leap.”

So, after years of these occurrences, democratic oversight to some extent has finally been achieved, leading to some progress due to politicians such as Rubio and the Committee’s Chair, Mark Warner exerting pressure on the Pentagon.

However, if UAP cannot even be identified (let alone stopped from penetrating restricted airspace), then we still have a long way to go.

This is serious

Reader, yesterday we reported on the tensions between Taiwan and China. Tensions are flaring following Chinese military activity along the border with Taiwan.

As we speak, military planners are preparing for a worst case scenario, which could lead to a global conflict.

Whilst the eyes of the world are on Asia, why are we not focussing on potential Chinese or Russian craft (which demonstrate a technological leap) infiltrating restricted U.S. military airspace, which appears to be happening on a common occurrence.

If we knew they were Chinese or Russian, the situation along the Taiwan Strait would pale in comparison. And shouldn’t democratic representatives be informed if this is the case, so the appropriate action can be taken to protect lives?

Regardless of the perpetrator, as Mellon suggests, we could be sleepwalking to disaster.

And disaster may be inevitable. The only committee willing to take this topic seriously seems to be the Senate Intelligence Committee. 

 

Yes, we can blame figures within the Pentagon, who may have kept politicians in the dark. But without further political pressure, we may not find answers or see action taken.

Many politicians cannot get over the stigma. Many fear speaking out about the issue. If this remains the case the decision-making process may remain painstakingly slow when faced with such a pressing and alarming issue.

Political courage is needed more than ever in the coming months. To stop the next 9/11 or Pearl Harbor, drastic action is clearly needed, which includes public hearings.

Only then can decision-makers take the necessary action in a transparent manner. That is how democracy works. 

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