Send F-16s to Ukraine to Bolster Air Defense

Over the past two weeks, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has unleashed bombing of civil infrastructure all over Ukraine. This has brought Western leaders to the realization that if we are to save the country that is now holding the line for the West against Russian aggression, we need to provide it with effective defense against aerial attack. Accordingly, a number of air-defense systems, including two American National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, are being rushed to Ukraine.

This is a good first step. Many more and better air-defense systems, such as Patriot antimissile batteries, should be sent as well.

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Robert Zubrin

Robert Zubrin is an aerospace engineer and the author of twelve books, most recently The New World on Mars: What We Can Create on the Red Planet.

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Over the past two weeks, Russian dictator Vladimir Putin has unleashed bombing of civil infrastructure all over Ukraine. This has brought Western leaders to the realization that if we are to save the country that is now holding the line for the West against Russian aggression, we need to provide it with effective defense against aerial attack. Accordingly, a number of air-defense systems, including two American National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems, are being rushed to Ukraine.

This is a good first step. Many more and better air-defense systems, such as Patriot antimissile batteries, should be sent as well.