By Evaristo Lara
Dec 14, 2024, 1:46 PM EST
Phil Dunton Murphy, the president of New Jersey, asked the president of the nation for more federal resources to try to discover who is behind the drone sightings flying at night over some parts of the state, which has frightened the local population.
Concerned that the security of his state is being put at risk, The 67-year-old Democrat sent a letter to the head of the nation asking him to support him to put an end to the disturbing appearance of drones of unknown origin until now.
“While I am sincerely grateful for your administration’s leadership in addressing this troubling issue, it has become evident that more resources are needed to fully understand what is behind this activity.
New Jersey residents deserve more concrete information about these UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) sightings and what is causing them.
“Continued reports of UAS activity have raised more questions than answers and led to a rise in conspiracy theories on social media and other online platforms,” part of the document states.
However, the concern generated by drones is not exclusive to New Jersey, since In other places such as New York and Maryland, there have also been nocturnal sightings.
For this reason, the governor of New Jersey addressed another letter to congressional leaders requesting that members of the state and local police be allowed to use advanced detection and mitigation technology to try to confront drones. unknown origin.
It should be noted that Current laws make it impossible for local and state officials to take action against drones. and from this follows the fact that they only remain as observers before the unusual scene of seeing them freely fly through the airspace.
In this regard, The Department of Defense has indicated that there is no evidence that the drones are linked to any intimidation plan carried out by nations hostile to US policy.
In this way, it also rules out that they represent a threat to national security, but reiterates its commitment to continue investigating until it determines who is behind it.
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