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How a German Bus Driver May Have Averted a War

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How a German Bus Driver May Have Averted a War An object lesson in hybrid attacks, escalation, deterrence, and miscalculation. LAST WEEK, A BUS DRIVER AT Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany briefly became a ninja warrior.

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  • Mark HertlingBy Mark Hertling

    How a German Bus Driver May Have Averted a War An object lesson in hybrid attacks, escalation, deterrence, and miscalculation. LAST WEEK, A BUS DRIVER AT Leipzig/Halle Airport in Germany briefly became a ninja warrior. He saw a drone buzzing around a Ukrainian An-124 cargo plane,…

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