Bear H intercept

Inside the Ring via Drudge ^ | April 26, 2002 | Bill Gertz and Rowan Scarborough

[vannrox]

Two Russian strategic nuclear bombers flew within 37 miles of Alaska recently in a rare probe of U.S. air defenses, according to U.S. intelligence officials.

The Tu-95 Bear H bombers were part of a group of four bombers that deployed recently to the military air base near Anadyr, a port in the northern Far East of Russia. The bombers can carry up to 16 Kh-55 strategic cruise missiles, which are equipped with 200-kiloton nuclear warheads.

[PianoMan]

"This is not the kind of cooperation in resisting international terrorism that we had counted on,"

So they buzz Alaska. That'll REALLY get Bush to cooperate.

[linn37]

it got our attention

[NormsRevenge]

Back to Business as Usual I reckun ... For now ...

[billorites]

Let 'm buzz Alaska.

It gives them something to play with.

Besides, they probably were aiming for Canada and couldn't find it.

No reason to embarrass the Russians. They've been very helpful in our recent Afghanistan thingy.

[JCG]

The Air Force scrambled two F-15 jet fighters to intercept the propeller-driven bombers.

Reminds me of that Kirk Douglas time-warp movie where the F-14 Tomcats splashed the Jap Zeros.

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[shekkian]

To anybody who knows: How do I post pictures?

[vannrox]

[buccaneer81]

Reminds me of that Kirk Douglas time-warp movie where the F-14 Tomcats splashed the Jap Zeros.

The Final Countdown.

A fun flick.

[shekkian]

OK, I have a picture I'd like to post, but I don't know how. How'd you do that?

[ZOOKER]

like this:

[mitchbert]

Besides, they probably were aiming for Canada and couldn't find it.

Probably just trying to grab a CBC Hockey Night in Canada feed of the NHL playoffs. No worries, anyone familiar with Don Cherry knows we're ready for them.

:0)

[billorites]

What?

No ExpressVu in Russia?

[upchuck]

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You need to visit FR's HTML Bootcamp. Go here.

Lotsa stuff besides how to post pix.

[SirChas]

Reminds me of the good 'ol days when my old F-106 Air Defense squadron intercepted these all the time up and down the east coast.

Just normal "games" between the Russians and us...

[SirChas]

F-106 intercept from the "good" old days...

[AdA$tra]

But the Russians are our friends, you know, like the Saudi's, Chinese, and most of the rest of the world.

[Southack]

The Russian bombers were orignally tasked to probe the Chinese air defenses, but political considerations made them select another "target."

(They were afraid that too many Chinese fighters would crash after running into them!)