A pair of U.S. Air Force stealth fighter jets intercepted two Russian nuclear-capable bombers Friday morning off the coast of Alaska, a spokesman for NORAD (North American Aeorospace Defense Command) told Fox News
Two separate defense officials reached by Fox News said the Russian bombers came within 55 miles of Alaska’s west coast.
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Researching-testing our defenses and response times. They did this several weeks ago in UK too - Planes Scrambled.
The F-22s probably launched when they heard the Bear.
It has to be embarrassing that their allies are all standing down or getting pushed around. I would think a few military movements might be moral boosters for themselves.
...several weeks ago in UK...
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We’ve been hearing of these surveillance intrusions for years. It seems to be SOP.