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They expect to be intercepted. It's the time of response that is being tested.
by josefresco 8y ago
They expect to be intercepted. It's the time of response that is being tested.
- Turing_Machine 8y agoIt's pretty much a given that they'll be intercepted before they reach legal Alaskan airspace, and a dead certainty that they would never manage to reach the contiguous United States. However, I've been told by people in a position to know that the actual game is to attempt to intercept the Russian planes before they get within cruise missile range of Anchorage. The USAF doesn't always manage to do that.
- josefresco 8y agoNeat! (and scary) thanks for sharing.