Last week, the US flew B-52 nuclear-capable bombers over all NATO member states as a show of support. This led to major concerns, however, when one of the bombers entered the Black Sea and approached Russian airspace.
Far on the other side of Russia, in the East Siberian Sea, the US Air Force flew three B-1 nuclear-capable heavy bombers near the Russian coast on Friday. The Air Force says this is meant to demonstrate America’s capability to go anywhere with bombers at a moment’s notice.
Russian officials were critical of this move, calling it “hostile and provocative.” That certainly seems to have been the point, as the US is no longer testing Russian air defenses with spy planes, but strategic bombers coming out of US airbases.
US European Command (EUCOM) officials are emphasizing this as a demonstration of US capabilities. When it is the capability to come dangerously near the Russian mainland with nuclear weapons, however, they may be playing with fire, and risk more aggressive interceptions by Russian air defenses.
Once in Russian airspace, Putin shouldn’t hesitate, shoot them down.
“The Air Force says this is meant to demonstrate America’s capability to go anywhere with bombers at a moment’s notice.”
That’s the ticket! That explains why China’s Air Forces have recently encroached on Taiwan’s ADIZ, and why Russia flies bombers near their territory/Alaska.
Ah, exceptional use of fossil fuel and money, wisdom averted.
Slow down America, we’re going way to fast, wake up America, at this speed no one can last, because time with no margin for error is borrowed.
There is a book that documents our nuclear accidents involving bombers carrying active nukes. It is called Command and Control. It was written by Erick Schlosser.
The Russian defense minister has also stated that the US and NAT0 have accelerated flights towards the Russian boarders and now holds strike drills with B-1 and B-52 nuclear-capable bombers in formations, escorted by F-16 and F-35.
The Russian Armed Forces detected 41 foreign jets that were engaged in reconnaissance activities close to Russia’s airspace last week,