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Re:Ukrainian plane was 'unintentionally' shot down, Iran sta... by thelittleone on Saturday January 11, 2020 @12:26AM (#22018330)
Possibly. Though surely someone (or some algorithm) in the decision chain finds it odd that the enemy bomber takes off from their own countries airfield.
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Re:Ukrainian plane was 'unintentionally' shot down, Iran sta... by t0mas88 on Saturday January 11, 2020 @01:42AM (#22018558)
You don't usually see the take off on radar, especially not with high terrain around.

Western airport radar has gotten pretty good at picking up a plane within 2 miles from the runway but that's if it's specifically designed for it and positioned at the airport.

So some mobile missile launcher array would see the plane pop up a lot later. Someone sitting at the screen with their finger on the trigger could be startled by the first flight of the day and launch.

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