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What is to stop the US from actually piloting these drones Technically, probably nothing. Diplomatically? The risk of nuclear escalation or various WWIII-esqu
by JohnBooty 4y ago
What is to stop the US from actually piloting these drones
Technically, probably nothing.
Diplomatically? The risk of nuclear escalation or various WWIII-esque scenarios, because at that point you have the US military directly killing Russians.
Assuming that the US (gulp) does not actually want WWIII, I can't see them flying the drones themselves unless they could somehow have 100% plausible deniability. Keep in mind that Ukranian facilities and perhaps the whole country itself could fall to Russia, and all secrets might then be revealed to the Russians. Or a single base could be captured. Or Russia may be able to spy/intercept/deduce this information.
- KptMarchewa 4y ago>The risk of nuclear escalation or various WWIII-esque scenarios, because at that point you have the US military directly killing Russians. Just as Soviet pilots have been killing Americans in Korea and Vietnam, despite not technically part of the war. There is no "simple legal trick" to start a war.
- kmonsen 4y agoMy point is who knows who “pilots” a drone if it is all remote? There could even be an Ukrainian in the middle for show.
- D-Coder 4y agoAn intelligence leak.