Inside the Debacle That Led to the Closure of El Paso’s Airspace
The F.A.A., citing “a grave risk of fatalities” from a new technology being used on the Mexican border, got caught in a stalemate with the Pentagon, which deemed the weapon “necessary.” [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: United States Defense and Military Forces
Topics: “necessary, weapon, deemed, which, Pentagon, stalemate, caught, border, Mexican, being, technology, fatalities”, grave, citing, Airspace, Paso’s, Closure, Debacle, Inside
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/14/us/politics/el-paso-airspace-closure-faa-pentagon.html