(Photo-95 Strategic Bomber)
The Russian Tu-95 Strategic Bomber was carried out this time. Like the B-52H, they are all old antiques, but they can throw nuclear warhead . Both sides are half a dozen, and no one is worth it.
Facing the sudden arrival of two Tu-95 bombers, North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) responded quickly, and two US F-16 fighter quickly took off for interception.
(Russian bombers often "interact" with Western fighter jets, the picture shows the F-16 interceptor -160)
However, in NORAD's statement, the tone was relatively gentle - the statement even tried to cool down the situation, emphasizing that the actions of Russian bombers entering the " North American Air Defense Identification Zone " were "not provocation" or "not threat".
It's been a long time since I saw the United States so low-key. The United States shows off its B-52H in Europe, and Russia shows its picture-95 in North America. If you say it's not here to show off your muscles, is it here to play a house?
(B-52H)
Let me briefly introduce these two players. The B-52H bomber is the main force of the US air-based nuclear deterrent force. It has intercontinental range flight capabilities. The reason why it has lasted is that only B-52H can launch the air-launched cruise missile . The US military even wants to put them into service until 2050, so they are still "in their prime."
Tu-95 is naturally not inferior. Its range can reach tens of thousands of kilometers like B-52, and it is equipped with X-101/102 strategic cruise missiles, and its strike range can be extended to 10,000 kilometers. Therefore, this strategic bomber can directly shock the United States without getting close to the United States.
(Photo-95 carries X-101 cruise missile)
Let’s talk about the “First Noon” nuclear exercise held by NATO, which was mainly conducted in Europe. Nearly half of NATO countries participated in the exercise and dispatched about 60 military aircraft. The US B-52H bomber is naturally the core force.
As the "First Noon" nuclear exercise is underway, the United States hyped Russia will hold its annual "Grom" nuclear military exercise - because both military exercises were in the second half of October, the time overlapped.
Due to the fermentation of the Ukrainian crisis, both the United States and Russia have recently been accusing each other of their nuclear sticks. Now they no longer hide each other and have taken them out, which is self-evident.
However, Russia does not seem to have confirmed the "Grom" nuclear military exercise, and the United States also emphasized that it has not received a notice from Moscow's nuclear exercise.
(Putin and his "nuclear suitcase")
Usually, when the United States and Russia engage in such activities, they will say hello to each other so that they will not misjudgment later.
This time Russia is very low-key and does not intend to get entangled with NATO on the nuclear war issue.
Russia once expressed its unwillingness to participate in the Western nuclear hype, so Russia's low-key attitude was not surprising, but this time Russia sent two Tu-95 bombers to fly near North American airspace, and I believe the meaning was conveyed very well.
So NORAD's statement is also very low-key, trying to calm down.
(The "doomsday plane" of the United States)
It is not difficult to see that the relationship between the United States and Russia is highly tense, and both sides are murderous.
But both of them are trying hard to keep calm to avoid the situation from slipping into uncontrollable situation. It is better not to appear in the extremely tense scene atmosphere of
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