Current Events > US jets intercept pair of Russian bombers off Alaska coast

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gnomefromnome
05/12/18 2:43:59 PM
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https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/military/2018/05/12/us-jets-intercept-pair-of-russian-bombers-off-alaska-coast/

Two Russian long-range bombers were intercepted off the coast of Alaska by a pair of F-22 Raptor fighter jets on Friday, the military said.

The Tu-95 bombers were flying in the Air Defense Identification Zone in the Bering Sea north of the Aleutian Islands, where they were visually identified and shadowed by the U.S. jets at 10 a.m., said Navy Capt. Scott Miller, a North American Aerospace Defense Command spokesman.

Friday's incident was relatively routine, but more aggressive maneuvers have worried defense officials and diplomats who said the encounters may eventually cause collisions or miscalculations that lead to a shoot-down.

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Rad_Chad
05/12/18 2:47:40 PM
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God damn it. Shit or get off the pot, world.
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Master_Bass
05/12/18 2:48:27 PM
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This stuff has been going on since the Cold War, so I'm not worried yet.
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Dr_Agon
05/12/18 2:48:58 PM
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Rad_Chad posted...
God damn it. Shit or get off the pot, world.


Decent post.
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YellowSUV
05/12/18 2:51:12 PM
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Just Russia waving its dick around as usual. If they were any threat those turboprop planes would in the sea in seconds.
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Zikten
05/12/18 2:52:07 PM
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fuck off, putin. you sold alaska. get over it. you can't have it back
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joe_stalin518
05/12/18 2:52:29 PM
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So this is as important as a Russian taxi driver cutting off a US taxi driver on the road?
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Darkman124
05/12/18 3:19:52 PM
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YellowSUV posted...
Just Russia waving its dick around as usual. If they were any threat those turboprop planes would in the sea in seconds.


tu-95s carry cruise missiles with >1500mi range that can be loaded with nuclear warheads

we should not overestimate our intercept capabilities. once launched cruise missiles are significantly more difficult to intercept due to their operation at low altitude
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Joeydollaz
05/12/18 3:22:33 PM
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I can see Alaska being the new Hawaii

the place that sparks a War
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Allanon23
05/12/18 3:27:21 PM
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Joeydollaz posted...
I can see Alaska being the new Hawaii

the place that sparks a War


We would weaponize the massive grizzly bears there and win any land battle in Alaska.

Pop a helmet on 'em, and you have an unkillable fighting machine.
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Zikten
05/12/18 3:34:07 PM
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Allanon23 posted...
Joeydollaz posted...
I can see Alaska being the new Hawaii

the place that sparks a War


We would weaponize the massive grizzly bears there and win any land battle in Alaska.

Pop a helmet on 'em, and you have an unkillable fighting machine.

also have our soldiers ride moose into battle.
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foreveraIone
05/12/18 3:37:15 PM
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Goats posted...
All it takes is an incident like this to not be an incident like this and we lose half the western seaboard. Russia needs a sharp, harsh lesson.

wow i can't believe you are suggesting nuking them.
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StucklnMyPants
05/12/18 3:43:47 PM
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Meh. This happens literally all the time in that area.
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