In 1980 this was a daily (sometimes more than one a day) occurrence all around the USSR.
Not sure why panties are being bunched up over it today.
A P8 isn’t exactly a nuclear bomber, LOL.
A P8 isn’t exactly a nuclear bomber, LOL.
The Cold War ended over 30 years ago so anybody into their mid 40s probably knows nothing about it. Most of those over 45 probably ignored the whole thing and have no idea what went on during the Cold War.
I may have fought it from underground in the Plains States but I have friends who flew F-15s and were stationed in Alaska. They spent a lot of their time performing long range intercepts of the Bear bombers and we were always briefed it was almost a daily occurrence.
As far as the P-8 not being a nuclear bomber; people nowadays, including here on FR, were trying to create rumors about that Marine F-35 carrying nuke, when they have no idea about any nuclear certified aircraft or what it entails to get them certified.