I'd rather do it carefully than "properly," in that sense. The point would be to make Russian pilots and their commanders not want to risk getting in the air so much, or to run away faster when they did cross the line. Not to actually destroy their capability, just to keep them operationally limited over most of Ukraine.
I'd rather do it carefully than "properly," in that sense. The point would be to make Russian pilots and their commanders not want to risk getting in the air so much, or to run away faster when they did cross the line. Not to actually destroy their capability, just to keep them operationally limited over most of Ukraine.
I'm continually amazed at the degree to which commenters underestimate the ability of US and NATO forces to project conventional force over distance with precision. I think that the kind of limited no-fly zone that you suggest here would surprise many Americans on both sides with its effectiveness; the Russians and Ukrainians, who are probably better informed, would be much less surprised. The Russians would probably drastically reduce sorties after the initial losses, or maybe even reduce them pre-emptively to avoid the losses.
I'd rather do it carefully than "properly," in that sense. The point would be to make Russian pilots and their commanders not want to risk getting in the air so much, or to run away faster when they did cross the line. Not to actually destroy their capability, just to keep them operationally limited over most of Ukraine.
I'm continually amazed at the degree to which commenters underestimate the ability of US and NATO forces to project conventional force over distance with precision. I think that the kind of limited no-fly zone that you suggest here would surprise many Americans on both sides with its effectiveness; the Russians and Ukrainians, who are probably better informed, would be much less surprised. The Russians would probably drastically reduce sorties after the initial losses, or maybe even reduce them pre-emptively to avoid the losses.