If Russia or China Attack This Big Weakness in America's Military, It Would Be Trouble
Simple: attack AWACS, various intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) assets, aerial refueling tankers and electronic attack aircraft in the sky.
Dave Majumdar is the defense editor for the National Interest. You can follow him on Twitter: @davemajumdar.
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This first appeared in September 2016, and is being reposted due to reader interest.