Originally Posted by
emrdoc
There is no way in hell the US government would order the military to shoot down a civilian aircraft in US airspace. It is a nice exercise in strategy but it will NEVER happen.
Well, lets see...
- no communication from the rogue plane
- fighter pilot establishes visual with rogue plane pilot but no acknowledgement
- rogue plane on a course which takes it into a populated area
- fighter pilot issues several unheeded warnings
I'm willing to wager after all options have been exhausted but before
some drastic action on the part of the rogue plane that the threat
will be mitigated in some manner.
It is an extremely tough decision to make given the innocent lives
that will be lost, but one that will be made.