Top US Officials Say Drones Increasingly Pose a National Security Threat

Top US Officials Say Drones Increasingly Pose a National Security Threat
A drone flies during a product launch event at the Brooklyn Navy Yard in New York, on Aug, 23, 2018. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
Bowen Xiao
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Top officials from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are warning Congress to modernize obsolete federal laws to help curb the increasing threat of drone attacks from terrorists or drug cartels.

DHS Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said in a statement that new legislation must be passed immediately. The DHS is hoping to gain more legal powers to stop any future attacks.

Bowen Xiao
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Bowen Xiao was a New York-based reporter at The Epoch Times. He covers national security, human trafficking and U.S. politics.
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