You asked for a citation. There it is.
Bottom line, NATO and the USSR had plenty of lethal skirmishes that never brought about the end of the world.
Case closed.
“Bottom line, NATO and the USSR had plenty of lethal skirmishes that never brought about the end of the world.”
Only a chickenhawk neocon with zero military experience would equate recon flights with “lethal skirmishes” or flagged military encounters. And you HAVE exposed yourself as a chickenhawk with no military experience.
Otherwise, you’d know better.
Effin’ laughable.
Again, there are NO examples of armed encounters between US and Soviet/Russian forces. Russian and US forces do not fire on each other. To do so requires POTUS approval.