The game of chicken was "divert to an airport that's further away than your intended destination or we will shoot you down". What would make the pilot doubt the

The game of chicken was "divert to an airport that's further away than your intended destination or we will shoot you down". What would make the pilot doubt the instruction would be the fact that the diversion airport was significantly further away: https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/FR4978-Cover-Image-1132x600.jpg https://www.flightradar24.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/0...