First Take, Feb. 27, 2023

U-2 view of Chinese spy balloon
Credit: U.S. Defense Department
DEFENSE U.S. forces have completely recovered the Chinese surveillance balloon shot down off South Carolina on Feb. 4, with the final pieces of debris transferred to an FBI laboratory. President Vladimir Putin announced Feb. 21 that Russia would formally suspend participation in the New START treaty...

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