[–] OddTheViking 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Stuff like this has been going on since the start of the Cold War.
[–] Fishflinger 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Doing that on the fourth really puts some pressure on the American jet pilots I would think. I'm glad cooler heads prevailed.
[–] ADriftingMind ago
Interesting article but it lacks context. This isn't unusual for countries to do to each other. It's pretty common to test a neighbors air defense and tracking capabilities just to see how good they are, and also how good your guys are. The other half of this though is that the Russian Federation has been stepping up these flights and these probes in recent years and months. Could be just a fact of their modernization of their armed forces, or it could be a deliberate poke at the United States. Interesting years to come though, that's for sure.
[–] carlip 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Up to 200 miles out... If I know anything about government speak the number is always reported as 1/2 of actual values. More fear mongering is all this is.