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From: mason@utcsrgv.UUCP (Dave Mason)
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Subject: Re: KAL 747 Airline saga
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Date: Sat, 10-Sep-83 10:54:38 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep 10 10:54:38 1983
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The most interesting thing about this article is that virtually all
(>80% by estimate) of the incidents of Russians shooting down planes
were in the '50s and ALL of the ones since were planes shot down in
Soviet Air Space (Many of them MILITARY).  I disagree with thier methods
but I see no reason why they should be expected to put up with frequent
air-space violations.  I don't know what the US does in these circumstances.
Maybe there aren't as many strayings the other way so the Russians (reasonably)
consider any border crossings as spying missions of some sort.

 -- Gandalf's flunky Hobbit --   Dave Mason, U. Toronto CSRG,
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