DRONES

 Daily Beast  -  John Kirby, the spokesperson for the National Security Council, told CNN Monday that the drones reported recently over New Jersey and other East Coast states do not pose a threat to the public, and “represent lawful, legal, commercial [and] hobbyist drones—even law enforcement drones.” When asked by AC360 anchor John Berman whether the drones might pose a risk, Kirby was clear.

“The answer to that is no. We don‘t propose to see any national security or public safety risk by these drones and these aircraft that are flying,” he said.

“And I would remind people that there are millions of drones that fly over the skies of the United States routinely—thousands and thousands that have registered with the FAA. And a lot of them do really good work for public safety and for the public good, such as law enforcement drones, commercial drones. To date, [there is] no sense and no indication that there‘s a national security or public safety risk posed by any of this activity."