Nato jets to monitor Ukraine border
Source: BBC News
Nato is to deploy Awacs reconnaissance planes in Poland and Romania to monitor the Ukrainian crisis.
The alliance gave the go-ahead for the flights on Monday, a Nato spokesman told journalists.
"All Awacs reconnaissance flights will take place solely over Alliance territory," the official said.
The move comes as Russia cements its control of Ukraine's Crimea ahead of a referendum at the weekend for the peninsula to join Russia.
Read more: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-26521311
marble falls
(57,083 posts)2banon
(7,321 posts)nothing like throwing fuel in the fire to perk things up a bit, eh?
Baclava
(12,047 posts)let NATO handle this one
seveneyes
(4,631 posts)Get one of your expensive toys shot down and then what? Escalate until nukes are tossed back and forth?
Catherina
(35,568 posts)reACTIONary
(5,770 posts)... unidentified militants wearing ski masks? An unmarked MiG? I think they are safe - but they do make a statement.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)muriel_volestrangler
(101,316 posts)Who do you expect to start that war?
seveneyes
(4,631 posts)While I have no expectation of anyone shooting down aircraft during these tense times, reality tells me there a lot of munitions on the loose and anything can happen. It's not so much who does any shooting, it's the result and escalation that may follow.
The US does not need to lead, or get involved with the ongoing leadership and territory disputes in Ukraine at this time.
muriel_volestrangler
(101,316 posts)That's a bizarre attitude to international relations and morality you have there.
seveneyes
(4,631 posts)"shooting OK" are your words, and a very Bizarre interpretation of what I wrote. The only morality projected is your attempt to imply my words have anything to do with shooting being "OK."
Catherina
(35,568 posts)bongiver
(35 posts)We have the ability to do mass spectral analysis from space based satellites.
Any border monitoring could easily be done from satellites.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)TwilightGardener
(46,416 posts)Catherina
(35,568 posts)The same NATO which after 12 years has fought hill people and dirt farmers of Afghanistan to a standstill now wants to take on RUSSIA!!! Hahaha!
That's a hot one.
hack89
(39,171 posts)Their convential forces are outdated and poorly trained. Conscript armys can't match a modern volunteer army like NATO. Right now even Poland has better trained and equipped army.
Lurks Often
(5,455 posts)There is an enormous difference between conventional warfare and counter insurgency warfare.
While I am certainly not advocating it, a conventional war between Russia and Nato forces would end very badly for Russia.
In contrast, counter insurgency warfare is manpower intensive, requires good intelligence and the cooperation of the locals to identify the enemy, who is mostly indistinguishable from the local inhabitants.
leftynyc
(26,060 posts)If NATO weren't the least bit concerned about civilian casualties, they could have just killed everyone - they certainly have the weaponry for it. Fought to a standstill, my ass. If you think it's NATO forces that have escalated an INVASION by Russia, you're simply too deluded to be considered responsible.