What is a no-fly zone? And how would it change the war in Ukraine?
What is a no-fly zone? And how would it change the war in Ukraine?
- April 14, 2022
- Daniel Brunstetter, poli sci, Reader’s Digest, April 14, 2022
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“Assuming aerial domination is achieved—a big ‘if,’ in this case—next comes the phase of maintaining the no-fly zone,” says Daniel Brunstetter, PhD, [associate] professor of political science at the University of California, Irvine. “If a Russian plane or drone flew into the area, NATO would have to decide whether or not to engage and destroy it. There is, in other words, a continued risk of violence, including the risk of NATO pilots being shot down.”
For the full story, please visit https://www.rd.com/article/no-fly-zone/.
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