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This 👇 piece contains some dangerous assumptions, which appear to be gaining traction in Washington DC thinking regarding Russia's war against Ukraine. 🧵 #StopRussia #ArmUkraine 1/ atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrainea…
First, the view that US/NATO should refrain from enforcing a #NoFlyZone over Ukraine due to the risk of an all out NATO-Russia war is "mired in appeasement thinking". 2/
Wrong. It has nothing to do with appeasing Russia. There is a very real risk of tipping Russian decision making across the nuclear threshold. A #NFZ involves US/NATO combat missions against Russian aircraft, ground-based and naval air defence systems, and airfields. 3/
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Gut wrenching. Key point: a #NFZ wouldn’t prevent this. There are 2 main air operations: Defensive Counter Air (DCA) & Offensive Counter Air, Surface Attack (SA). An NFZ comes under DCA. 2/
Gut wrenching. Key point: a #NFZ wouldn’t prevent this. There are 2 main air operations: Defensive Counter Air (DCA) & Offensive Counter Air, Surface Attack (SA). An NFZ comes under DCA. 2/
2. #Ukraine #NFZ|
What @ZelenskyyUa should be asking @POTUS for is this:
To target RU rockets/artillery *inside Ukraine* you need Close Air Support (CAS), a subset of Offensive Counter Air Surface Attack (OCA SA) missions. 3/
What @ZelenskyyUa should be asking @POTUS for is this:
To target RU rockets/artillery *inside Ukraine* you need Close Air Support (CAS), a subset of Offensive Counter Air Surface Attack (OCA SA) missions. 3/
3. #Ukraine|
Weapon of choice (for UK Typhoons) would be Brimstone anti-armour missile. 6 per jet. More on Brimstone here:
thinkdefence.co.uk/brimstone-guid…
U.S weapon of choice would be Hellfire (platforms MQ-9 Reaper, MQ-1B Predator, AH-64).
Watch: U.K Brimstone strikes in Libya
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Weapon of choice (for UK Typhoons) would be Brimstone anti-armour missile. 6 per jet. More on Brimstone here:
thinkdefence.co.uk/brimstone-guid…
U.S weapon of choice would be Hellfire (platforms MQ-9 Reaper, MQ-1B Predator, AH-64).
Watch: U.K Brimstone strikes in Libya
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I share the frustration over Putin’s murderous war.
But I fear we have grown accustomed to fighting enemies who had no way to out-escalate us.
A thread on what we can learn from the Libya #NFZ for our options today and the risks of escalation: (1/15)
But I fear we have grown accustomed to fighting enemies who had no way to out-escalate us.
A thread on what we can learn from the Libya #NFZ for our options today and the risks of escalation: (1/15)
Eleven years ago, the U.S. was on the cusp of imposing its no-fly zone over Libya to stop Qaddafi’s attacks on civilians. Now pressure is growing for a #NFZ over Ukraine. (2/15) 
NATO expected a quick no fly zone operation in Libya. Conditions were favorable because most of Qaddafi’s air force had defected.
But the Libyan dictator still had old Soviet long-range surface to air systems -- SA-2 Guideline, SA-3 Goa, and SA-5 Gammons. (3/15)
But the Libyan dictator still had old Soviet long-range surface to air systems -- SA-2 Guideline, SA-3 Goa, and SA-5 Gammons. (3/15)
Agree w/ @jensstoltenberg. If the aim is to disrupt and deter RU use of Ukraine airspace, Stinger is your option. Lots of them, closely monitored by SF. Benefits?
1. Air Crews are shit scared of Stinger which has superior counter counter measures. 2/
1. Air Crews are shit scared of Stinger which has superior counter counter measures. 2/
I understand the risks of escalation through US interference via a No-Fly Zone.
I get it.
But here’s why it should be done anyway. 1/10
I get it.
But here’s why it should be done anyway. 1/10
The US owes #Ukraine after the Budapest Memorandum. We talk about nukes and the desire for peace. That’s also what Ukraine wanted, which is why we gave up our nukes. Now we’re paying the price. 2/10
The US does not get held hostage by terrorists. Yet, that’s exactly what #Putin is doing - holding the US hostage through the threat of nuclear war. 3/10
