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On the recordFebruary 9, 2023
It is sparsely populated, they are territorial waters, and it is a huge Defense Identification Zone.
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Susan Collins
Republican · Maine

Editor's note · Context

Collins questions why the balloon wasn't intercepted over Alaska's sparsely populated areas.

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