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1/ in addition to controlling airspace above US territorial waters (12 mile limit), US regulates access to air defense identification zones (ADIZ) above contiguous international waters for "national security and other purposes"
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2/ regulation of ADIZ said to be "in the interest of national security". All aircraft are required to "file, activate, and close a flight plan" if they fly through a US "air defense identification zone".
3/ Iran says that US drone was in Iran territorial airspace. But even under US map, drone was in the "contiguous zone" in which US would require flight plan. US drone entered Iran contiguous zone (compare to US air defense identification zone) with radar turned off.
4/ any drone which did this in US air defense identification zone would be shot down with much hyperventilation by US politicians and media. US needs to take a valium.
