Originally Posted by glad rag
"N U T S"
NUTS? Why NUTS?
KAL 007: Airplane invades Soviet airspace during an all time high tension during the cold war without warning, airplane does not answer to radio calls. Airplane does not react to tracers fired, airplane is shot down...
After 9/11 the US would have shot down an airplane for FAR LESS.
Iran Air Flight 655: US warship invades Iranian waters and shots down an airplane that was correctly identified, while it was OVER Iranian airspace... not even an apology... Yeah right (and NO ONE discuss this one, only KAL 007).
Of course KAL007 was a sad event, no one is disputing that, but from a purely military viewpoint, yes, it was justified.
Regards.