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satyen · 02-11-08, 10:10 PM

from CNN:
"American fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers, one of which buzzed a U.S. aircraft carrier in the western Pacific over the weekend, U.S. military officials told CNN Monday.

A Tupolev-95 flies over the Izu Islands, just south of Tokyo, Saturday.

One of them twice flew about 2,000 feet over the deck of the USS Nimitz Saturday while another flew about 50 miles away, officials said. Two others were at least 100 miles away, the military reported."

What do you guys think of this? I find it very surprising that such a huge aircraft could come this close to the carrier group and that too do a Buzz. I mean was it not detected or what? Isn’t this stupid on Russia part?

02-11-08, 10:10 PM	#1
satyen Swabbie Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 9 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	Russian bomber buzzes U.S.S. Nimitz from CNN: "American fighter jets intercepted two Russian bombers, one of which buzzed a U.S. aircraft carrier in the western Pacific over the weekend, U.S. military officials told CNN Monday. A Tupolev-95 flies over the Izu Islands, just south of Tokyo, Saturday. One of them twice flew about 2,000 feet over the deck of the USS Nimitz Saturday while another flew about 50 miles away, officials said. Two others were at least 100 miles away, the military reported." What do you guys think of this? I find it very surprising that such a huge aircraft could come this close to the carrier group and that too do a Buzz. I mean was it not detected or what? Isn’t this stupid on Russia part?