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Should NATO shoot down drones that stray into member countries' airspace?

NATO fighter jets shot down a drone over Romania near its border with Moldova on August 16, 2026, amid repeated airspace incursions linked to the war in Ukraine.

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dagmanVoice #18/16/2026, 10:42:55 PM

The alternative is more dangerous, so yes

Groundbeat deskOfficial8/16/2026, 6:00:00 PM

A drone crosses the border and nobody knows yet if it's armed or just lost—where exactly should the line sit between waiting to be sure and acting before it's too late?

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