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Russia frequently has military jets head for the UK, as I understand it just to test reaction time. (E.g. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/raf-uk

by OJFord 4y ago

Russia frequently has military jets head for the UK, as I understand it just to test reaction time. (E.g. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/raf-ukraine-russia-war-b2006812.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/raf-ukraine-... as a search result, I haven't read) I assume this is something similar, just more to assess what the response is than how quick a known response is.

hutzlibu 4y ago
But to be fair, this sort of game is going on since the cold war in both directions.
- OJFord 4y ago
  Sure, I didn't mean to be 'unfair' or to make too much of it (it hits the news every time, as though it's at all likely it would've been a genuine threat) - just to offer another example of something I assume is similar in motive.