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Originally Posted by foreverwar
Erm, Adam - that's not quite how it works.
If something is picked up on radar, they then query it for an IFF (identity, friend or foe) transponder. If that doesn't tally, they will send up interceptors to check it out visually (they used to do this all the time with the USSR's TU95s over the North Sea). They will then signal the unidentified transient to turn back or land - only then, if all else failed, would use of weapons be authorised.
Not quite "shoot first, ask questions later".
btw, the truth is out there - but so is a lot of tin-foil hat bolleaux.
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The russians always used to tease our air defenses, The IFF is just a box with an ID coe that tells you what it is, your flying a bomber into "enemy" airspace you will set the transponder to a civillian flight ID.
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Area 51 actually refers to the map reference,