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Subject: KAL airliner destruction
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Date: Fri, 2-Sep-83 21:25:00 EDT
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Posted: Fri Sep  2 21:25:00 1983
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From:  Robert E. Bruccoleri <BRUC @ MIT-ML>

What does international law have to say about flying through another
nation's airspace? Are there any circumstances within the legal
framework or treaties where the Russian's actions were "legal"?

One thing that I don't understand about this incident. With 8 planes
chasing after this airliner, wouldn't it have been possible for them
to surround the aircraft and force it to fly toward a Russian airport
to make it land and then inspect the aircraft in a search for
espionage material?