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This cartoon offers a very Irish response to Russian bombers in Irish airspace

The Irish ability to respond to Russian aircraft entering Irish airspace has become something of ...
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20.46 5 Mar 2015


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This cartoon offers a very Iri...

This cartoon offers a very Irish response to Russian bombers in Irish airspace

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20.46 5 Mar 2015


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The Irish ability to respond to Russian aircraft entering Irish airspace has become something of a concern in recent weeks. Russian military aircraft entered Irish controlled airspace twice inr ecent weeks and months, with the result of the RAF escorting the unwanted guest along the west coast and the Irish authorities later admitting they didn't even realise what was happening at the time.

So, Twisted Doodles, the Dublin based cartoonist, has offered us this imagining of an Irish solution to the problem of errant Russian bombers venturing into Irish airspace. Published last month, the cartoon reemerged today as it went viral on the Reddit Europe page.

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The Irish Aviation Authority recently confirmed that two commercial flights, with hundreds of passengers on board, were disrupted due to Russian bombers entering Irish-controlled airspace on February 18.

The Irish Aviation Authority confirmed to Newstalk Lunchtime on February 19 that it monitored the activity of the aircraft, but stated: "The flight posed no safety threat to civil aviation on this occasion."

The bombers were capable of carrying nuclear weapons. The RAF deployed Typhoon fighter jets to escort a Russian aircraft that had ventured to close to British airspace on the same day.

In January Russian bombers flew past the west coast of Ireland, escorted by British fighter jets, as Ireland is considered within the UK’s ‘area of interest’ for defence.

Twisted Doodles has added a second possible form of defence earlier this week...

H/T Irish Examiner


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