New details about a Russian fighter pilot's potentially catastrophic mistake while trailing a British spy plane over the Black Sea last September shows just how easily current global tensions could escalate into a full-blown world war, military analysts say.
Leaked Pentagon documents that circulated earlier this month shed light on an incident in which a Russian Su-27 fighter jet fired a missile at a U.K. surveillance plane in international airspace, near Russian-occupied Crimea.
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Marisa Herman ✉
Marisa Herman, a Newsmax senior reporter, focuses on major and investigative stories. A University of Florida graduate, she has more than a decade of experience as a reporter for newspapers, magazines, and websites.