A long-range Tu-22M3 bomber strikes targets of the Islamic State terrorist group in Syria. © Sputnik / Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
A war between Moscow and the West might start on the ground, but it would be settled in the air.
That’s the verdict of two top Russian military strategists, published in a new analysis of how a putative conflict might play out.
Writing in a new edition of the Air and Space Forces Journal, two associate professors at Russia’s pilot-training academy set out how any invasion launched against the country by NATO allies would depend on a massive aerial bombardment with warplanes and missiles.
Vladilen Stuchinsky and Mikhail Korolkov say, however, that the approach isn’t foolproof.
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Update: Russia Floats Pre-Emptive ‘Intimidation’ Strike to Counter U.S. Strategy (Moscow Times)
WNU Editor: These aviation professors are dreaming. Such a plan would quickly escalate into a nuclear exchange.
