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Drones seen over Danish military bases in latest air disruption

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    smoontjes
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    Drones have been seen near military facilities including Denmark's largest, following a series of incidents that caused air disruption earlier this week.

    The devices were observed above Karup airbase, among others, forcing it to briefly close its airspace to commercial traffic. Possible sightings were also reported in Germany, Norway and Lithuania.

    Some 3,500 people work at Karup airbase, which is home to all of the Danish Armed Forces' helicopters, airspace surveillance and parts of the Danish Defence Command.

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    1. TaylorSwiftsPickles
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      No, please keep posting any updates - they very much concern me greatly.

      No, please keep posting any updates - they very much concern me greatly.

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      No, not at all. It's baffling and concerning. I'm surprised at how susceptible Denmark is to this provocation. Danish Defence in particular has talked a big game about hardening society to hybrid...

      No, not at all. It's baffling and concerning.

      I'm surprised at how susceptible Denmark is to this provocation. Danish Defence in particular has talked a big game about hardening society to hybrid and gray zone warfare over the past decade.

      The fact that it's not seeking an Article 4 consultation makes it seem out of step with Poland at the time NATO needs to be presenting a united front.

      This is very strange, and seems to be handing Putin an easy win on the eastern flank. What the larger strategy is I couldn't guess at, but showing NATO as dithering and fractured was a preventable own-goal.

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      1. MimicSquid
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        I think that they question of how they're handling the provocation is an open one. Are drones hanging around a response worthy of war? If there was a response in Russia, would we hear about it and...

        I think that they question of how they're handling the provocation is an open one. Are drones hanging around a response worthy of war? If there was a response in Russia, would we hear about it and know it was related to this as opposed to another fuel refinery that just happened to have too many people smoking nearby? The responses can be varied, and not all of them will be visible to the public or publicly tied to the provocation.

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