Small drone crashes on White House lawn: a few unanswered questions
While it may turn out that there is an innocent explanation for all of this, this is yet another example of security vulnerabilities at what is supposed to be the most secure building in the world.
While it may turn out that there is an innocent explanation for all of this, this is yet another example of security vulnerabilities at what is supposed to be the most secure building in the world.
A device that has since been identified as a 鈥渟mall drone鈥澛爓as found early this morning on the White House lawn:
Based on other reports, it does appear that agents were aware of the drone before it crashed, but it鈥檚 unclear whether they did anything to cause it to crash or whether it crashed on its own. It鈥檚 also unclear where the drone came from, and while it may turn out that there is an innocent explanation for all of this, this is yet another example of security vulnerabilities at what I supposed to be the most secure building in the world.
Update:聽The New York Times聽is reporting that the person responsible for the drone has been identified as 鈥渁 government employee鈥� who says that flying the drone that close to the White House was a mistake:
Flying a drone for recreational purposes? At 3 a.m.? Near the White House?
Doug Mataconis appears on the Outside the Beltway blog at http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/.