"A NORAD spokesman says its fighters routinely intercept aircraft. When planes are intercepted, they typically are handled with a graduated response. The approaching fighter may rock its wingtips to attract the pilot's attention, or make a pass in front of the aircraft. Eventually, it can fire tracer rounds in the airplane's path, or, under certain circumstances, down it with a missile." [Boston Globe, 9/15/01]
I would surmise that "certain circumstances" might include those where a fully fueled passanger liner is bearing down at close to top speed (far too fast for any landing approach) on a large metro area, or a nuke plant, or...
In particular, when one passenger jet has just plowed into a skyscraper and another is headed toward its mate, I'd think that the pilot might be able to act on his own.
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NORAD spokesman on interceptions
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