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Senators Ted Cruz John Cornyn Republicans of Texas both said they wanted a classified briefing on the incident from the F.A.A. the Defense Department

Bryan Bedford the F.A.A. administrator declined to answer questions from reporters after a closed-door briefing with lawmakers in Washington on Wednesday

Earlier on Wednesday a Pentagon spokesman repeated the military’s assertion it had responded to a drone incursion

According to four people briefed on the situation Pentagon and F.A.A. officials were set to meet on Feb 20 to discuss the safety implications of deploying the military’s new anti-drone technology which was being tested

There have been drone incursions from Mexico going back to as long as drones existed Representative Veronica Escobar an El Paso Democrat said at a news conference

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said on social media the F.A.A. an agency within the Transportation Department the Defense Department acted swiftly to address a cartel drone incursion the threat had been eliminated

You cannot restrict air space over a major city without coordinating with the city the airport the hospitals the community leadership Mayor Johnson said

Federal agencies have largely stayed mum on the closure

In one notice the F.A.A. said the federal government may use deadly force if an aircraft violating the airspace was determined to pose an imminent security threat

The restriction encompassed a 10-mile area around El Paso included the neighboring community of Santa Teresa N.M. did not apply to planes flying above 18000 feet

Renard Johnson the mayor of El Paso said at a news conference Wednesday morning many local officials remained unclear about why the F.A.A. had shut down the airport the failure to communicate is unacceptable

There is no threat to commercial aviation the agency said on social media

He said it had resulted in a series of chaotic events around El Paso including medical evacuation flights that were forced to divert to Las Cruces N.M. about 45 miles to the northwest

Mr. DiNanno said the United States was eager to “restore responsible behavior when it comes to nuclear testing” but gave no indication of what he meant by “responsible.”

Decoupling includes bottling up a small explosion in a container behind superstrong walls of steel.

Beijing used “decoupling” to hide its testing.

Mr. DiNanno repeated the “on an equal basis” wording suggesting the United States was headed in that direction.

Tests were detonated underground sending shock waves around the globe.

Navy disabled four tubes on each sub to comply with New START limits