Russia US spy planes
on February 23, 2016 at 12:33 pm
It would be complicated for the United States to block Russia’s request. The Treaty on Open Skies, which was first approved in 1992 and went into effect in 2002, allows signatories to fly unarmed aircraft carrying video and still cameras, infrared scanning devices and certain forms of radar over the territory of other treaty members. Inspections are carried out to make sure the cameras used meet the terms of treaty and are not too powerful.
Just heard on morning news. Russia wants to fly planes over US and Pentagon can’t stop them. News report continues and says Russia will be able to spy and obtain secrets. This is bull carp – come on what happen to missles. I’m for shooting them out of the air like Russia would if we were in their airspace. Russia has already shot down civilian plane that crossed over into their air space. We need to vote a president in that won’t back down and not be a wimp. I’m so tired of US being weak – can’t wait till Obama and his crew are gone. Can you tell I’m pissed off. LOL glad I got that off my chest.
“On the other hand, we’ll know exactly what the Russians are taking pictures of because the treaty stipulates that all images captured must be shared among the 34 member nations”
That seems like an awfully naive/ optimistic belief considering you JUST got done saying….
“Moscow, Chechnya and the areas around Abkhazia and South Ossetia are all apparently off-limits despite the rules of the treaty.”
It would be complicated for the United States to block Russia’s request. The Treaty on Open Skies, which was first approved in 1992 and went into effect in 2002, allows signatories to fly unarmed aircraft carrying video and still cameras, infrared scanning devices and certain forms of radar over the territory of other treaty members. Inspections are carried out to make sure the cameras used meet the terms of treaty and are not too powerful.
Just heard on morning news. Russia wants to fly planes over US and Pentagon can’t stop them. News report continues and says Russia will be able to spy and obtain secrets. This is bull carp – come on what happen to missles. I’m for shooting them out of the air like Russia would if we were in their airspace. Russia has already shot down civilian plane that crossed over into their air space. We need to vote a president in that won’t back down and not be a wimp. I’m so tired of US being weak – can’t wait till Obama and his crew are gone. Can you tell I’m pissed off. LOL glad I got that off my chest.
“On the other hand, we’ll know exactly what the Russians are taking pictures of because the treaty stipulates that all images captured must be shared among the 34 member nations”
That seems like an awfully naive/ optimistic belief considering you JUST got done saying….
“Moscow, Chechnya and the areas around Abkhazia and South Ossetia are all apparently off-limits despite the rules of the treaty.”