John Kirby, the National Security Council coordinator for strategic communications, joined White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre at her briefing on Monday to address reporters' questions about flying objects that were shot down over the U.S. and Canada this month. Kirby said China has a "high-altitude balloon program" that's used for intelligence collection. "It was operating during the previous administration but they did not detect it," Kirby added. #news #whitehouse #politics "Face the Nation" is America's premier Sunday morning public affairs program. The broadcast is one of the longest-running news programs in the history of television, having debuted November 7, 1954, on CBS. Every Sunday, "Face the Nation" moderator and CBS News senior foreign affairs correspondent Margaret Brennan welcomes leaders, newsmakers, and experts to a lively round table discussion of current events and the latest news. Subscribe to the "Face the Nation" YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/1SUQc68​ Watch full episodes of "Face the Nation": https://cbsn.ws/20pbkSF​ Follow "Face the Nation" on Instagram: https://bit.ly/23Xuhk4​ Like "Face the Nation" on Facebook: https://on.fb.me/23Xmz9E​ Follow "Face the Nation" on Twitter: https://bit.ly/1o3QDQo​ Subscribe to our newsletter: https://cbsn.ws/1RqHw7T​ Download the CBS News app: https://cbsn.ws/1Xb1WC8​ Try Paramount+ free: https://bit.ly/2OiW1kZ For video licensing inquiries, contact: [email protected]