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It will be interesting to learn if there were russian aircraft at this base and if they were hit. we'll learn more probably in coming hours but i think that would be interesting to see. >> colonel francona, just in terms of the syrian air force itself, how large is it? you were pointing out there are basically about two squadrons, in normal times would have been two squadrons are relatively old aircraft, as you said earlier, at this base that was hit. given that this was the base that the gas attack took place from, it's very likely those jets may have been scrambled to elsewhere because this ...

About location of fighter jets, if option "a" is to eliminate the air capabilities, this is how they're going to go about it. >> i'll tell you, there are no plans gathering dust in the p t pentagon. we maintain those plans and update them constantly. >> that's always ongoing? >> that's always ongoing. different elements within the pentagon that have responsibility for different parts of the world will continue to update. it's on a schedule and that's the most i'll tell you. as they get more information, especially as we've seen actions with special operators in that part of the world, we were ...

Nuclear power strategies. pentagon officials are call on china to reduce tensions. how could the u.s. deny china access to those islands. >> you would want to start with a naval brigade. i would assume you're talking about blocking access to the seven islands that china occupies here out of the dozens. you'd also have to deal with their air capabilities. china has four different air strips built on the islands, hangar space for a full regiment of fighter aircraft. that's an awful lot of capability. and this not without cost. are anti-missile systems. >> analysts are worried about escalation. >...

About blocking access to the seven islands that china occupies here. you'd also have to deal with their air capabilities. this is not just a naval blockade. they have four different airstrips built on the largest of the islands. they have hangar space for a full regiment of fire air kraf. that's a lot of capability, finally, this is not without cost. these are not defenseless features. what you're looking at here are advanced air defense and missile systems. >> worrieded about eslation. the biggest fear is accidental conflict. south china sea, even under the best possible set of circumstances,...

Seven islands that china occupies here. you'd also have to deal with their air capabilities. this is not just a naval blockade. they have four air strips built on the largest of the islands. hangar spice for a full regiment. that's a lot of capability. and this is not without cost. these are not defensiveless features. this is an anti-aircraft gun. >> analysts are worried about escalation. >> the biggest fear is accidental conflict. the south china sea, even under the best circumstances is going to get more crowded and more contentious. there are going to be more commercial ships in the area a...