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The negative value of having an pilot paraded around (ala Gary Powers) far supersedes anything that might be gained. The Iranians were perfectly justified in ca
by greedo 6y ago
The negative value of having an pilot paraded around (ala Gary Powers) far supersedes anything that might be gained. The Iranians were perfectly justified in capturing the RQ-180, and the Global Hawks might have been justified. They'd have no qualms or legal issues with defending their airspace from manned flight.
- throwaway0a5e 6y ago>They'd have no qualms or legal issues with defending their airspace from manned flight. It's one thing to go a mile outside your airspace to nab somebody's drone. To do that to nab someone else's pilot is a whole 'nother level of escalation.
- greedo 6y agoYou should look into what the Soviets did to US reconnaissance patrols that were well outside their airspace. Shoot downs, force downs, you name it.