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Bill Gertz: Russia Conducts Nuclear Bomber Flight Near Alaska
Two Bear H bombers intrude into air defense zone
Two Russian nuclear-capable bombers intruded into the U.S. air defense zone near Alaska last week in the latest saber rattling by Moscow, defense officials said.
The Tu-95 Bear H bombers flew into the Alaska zone on April 22. But unlike most earlier incursions, no U.S. interceptor jets were dispatched to shadow them, said defense officials familiar with the latest U.S.-Russian aerial encounter.
Update #1: Pentagon Claims Russian Nuclear Bombers Invaded US Airspace Near Alaska -- Sputnik
Update #2: Report: Russian nuclear bombers intruded U.S. defense airspace zone -- UPI
WNU Editor: What I find interesting about this story is that no U.S. Air Force jets were sent to intercept them.
3 comments:
Draw them in?
Or hide our response.
That works until the
day the bombers are for
real and no one scrambles
jets.
ofs
WNU Editor,
To quote:
“These flights often enter the U.S. or Canadian [air defense identification zone], but have not entered U.S. or Canadian sovereign airspace,” he said, adding that the flights are legal since the ADIZ is not sovereign airspace.
The Wiki Map of the Alaskan Air Defence Identification Zone, note that it includes many areas that are Soverign Russian Airspace,
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_Defense_Identification_Zone_%28North_America%29
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