“lethal force” in a worst-case scenario to defend new airspace-security restrictions being imposed during the 2010 Olympic Games.
Lieut. David Lavallee, spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defence Command, told The Vancouver Sun on Tuesday that the response to a violation of flight restrictions could range from simple radio contact with the pilot to the use of Canadian military CF-18 fighter jets and Griffon helicopters.
“There are many facets to a situation like that,” he said. “Suffice it to say we will have aircraft and people ready to respond to violations of the restricted airspace. Norad has a graduated response that can, if necessary, culminate in the use of lethal force.”
