Senate Intelligence Committee chair says even civilian drones can be controlled by CCP

During an interview that aired on the Dec. 24 edition of NBC Nightly News, Senate Intelligence Committee chairman Mark Warner, a Democrat from Virginia, said that any drones that are used by civilians are still a danger if they use Chinese software.

Warner's comments come after a surge in drone sightings on America's East Coast that has many civilians concerned about what's happening.

Some have criticized our federal government for not coming out and giving answers about why people are seeing so many drones in the sky.

Warner wants people to know that we can't say for certain that these drones are harmless, especially if they use software that originate in China.

"If that software is being originated in China and controlled, ultimately, by the Communist Party of China, at any point, that drone could become a liability," Warner said during his interview.

NBC News justice and intelligence correspondent Ken Dilanian then said, "Congress has passed a bipartisan bill that paves the way to ban the sale of Chinese-made drones in the U.S., including consumer models used by millions of Americans. After a year, sales of new Chinese drones would likely be halted. But existing ones could still be used."

Dilanian then played a clip of Warner saying, "We’re all going to be safer if these drones are made somewhere other than, at the end of the day, controlled, ultimately, by the Chinese Communist Party."

If any data being transmitted via the drones is being sent to the CCP, who knows what they're doing with it.