Errant Missiles and Errant Hawks

Jordan CohenOn November 15, 2022, a  Russian ‐​made missile hit the Polish city of Przewodow and killed two civilians. Immediate reactions from think tankers and policymakers followed. There were arguments about whether this would lead toinvoking NATO ’s Article 5 – the Article that calls all NATO countries to provide collective defense if one member is attacked – and, if so, whether things like a No‐​Fly Zone and retaliatory strikes would be an effective response.In fact, the Latvian Minister of Defensetweeted that the “criminal Russian regime fired missiles… on NATO territory in Poland.” Moreover, Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskystated that “Terror is not limited to our national borders. Russian missiles hit Poland. … To fire missiles at NATO territory. This is a Russian missile attack on collective security! This is a very significant escalation. We must act.”Despite this rhetoric, it was never clear that Russia fired the missile. Early on, some analysts urged caution and that the missile looked like something that was used by Ukraine.#Russia/#Poland/#Ukraine🇷🇺🇵🇱🇺🇦: Two stray missiles hit the Polish town Przewodów, near the border with Ukraine; killing two people.Although it ' s very hard to say anything, the parts appear to belong to the 5V55KD or 5V55R missiles —part of S-300PM/PT air Defense system.pic.twitter.com/yPelMtD1hV— War Noir (@war_noir)November 15, 2022After considering more evidence,American andPolis...
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