Albanian rebels would be disarmed. NATO's war plan gives Milosevic plenty of incentive to give up quickly. The first wave of an attack almost certainly would be dozens of cruise missiles launched from U.S. and British ships and submarines and from American B-52 bombers on alert in England. The targets would include key parts of Serbia's top-notch air defenses, especially the communications network that ties together radar, missiles and command centers. The risk to allied forces would be relatively low.
Cruise missiles are difficult to shoot down.
There would be little danger to pilots. The missiles could easily reach any point in Serbia, and some of the targets surely would be picked for their psychological as well as military effect. F-117 Stealth fighters in Italy, a short flight from Kosovo. Because of their special design, they can avoid detection by radar to strike deep into Serbia. Some analysts believe that Milosevic, who has been backed into the corner politically by his tough, nationalistic rhetoric, cannot sign a peace agreement that gives up much of his control of Kosovo unless he is forced to do so.