Jets Scrambled As Russian Bombers Buzz U.S. Aircraft Carrier
Dude, this shit is getting out of hand. Same thing happened in Japan just yesterday, as a Russian bomber buzzed a Japanese island, and their military scrambled jets. Who the FUCK does the little KGB midget think he is?
WASHINGTON- U.S. fighter planes intercepted two Russian bombers, including one that buzzed an American aircraft carrier in the western Pacific during the weekend.
A U.S. military official says that one Russian Tupolev 95 flew directly over the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz twice, at a low altitude of about 2,000 feet, while another bomber circled about 58 miles out. The official was speaking on condition of anonymity because the reports on the flights were classified as secret.
The Saturday incident, which never escalated beyond the flyover, comes amid heightened tensions between the United States and Russia over U.S. plans for a missile defense system based in Poland and the Czech Republic.
Dude…we would so fuck your shit up…
Such Russian bomber flights were common during the Cold War, but have been rare since.
The bombers were among four Russian Tupolev 95s launched from Ukrainka in the middle of the night, including one that Japanese officials say violated their country’s airspace over an uninhabited island south of Tokyo.
U.S. officials tracked and monitored the bombers as two flew south along the Japanese coast, and two others flew farther east, coming closer to the Nimitz and the guided missile cruiser USS Princeton.
As the bombers got about 500 miles out from the U.S. ships, four F/A- 18 fighters were launched from the Nimitz, the official said. The fighters intercepted the Russian bombers about 50 miles south of the Nimitz.
At least two U.S. F/A-18 Hornets trailed the bomber as it came in low over the Nimitz twice, while one or two of the other U.S. fighters followed the second bomber as it circled.
The official said there were no verbal communications between the U.S. and the Russians, and the Pentagon has not heard of any protests being filed by the United States. Historically, diplomatic protests were not filed in such incidents because they were so common during the Cold War era.
This is the first time Russian Tupolevs have flown over or interacted with a U.S. carrier since 2004.
In that incident, a Russian Tupolev flew over the aircraft carrier USS Kitty Hawk in the Sea of Japan on Jan. 29, 2004. Since then, however, relations between the U.S. and Russia have deteriorated to their worst point since the Cold War, largely due to the United States’ plans to put a radar system in the Czech Republic and 10 missile defense interceptors in Poland.
The U.S. has defended the plan as necessary to protect its European allies from possible attacks by Iran. But the Kremlin has condemned the proposal, saying it would threaten Russia’s security.
“We are being forced to take retaliatory steps,” said Russian President Vladimir Putin, who also warned that a new arms race is under way.
Japan, meanwhile, filed a formal protest with the Russian Embassy in Tokyo after Saturday’s incident, saying that one of the Russian bombers crossed into Japanese airspace for three minutes. Russia has denied there was an intrusion.
(AP)
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See, this is why I broke off the affair with Vlad. Dude’s fucking nuts!
One minute he’d be like this vodka-mellow fellow singing and dancing, and the next he was like, “Baby, I need to just blow something up!’
I’d be like, “Vlad, hun, but you got rats chewing on your storefront pastries `n `nat … Go shoot up a few rats.”
And he’s like, “Yunz don’t know what it feels like to be the Soviet Super Spy … the 007 of the USSR, and then see the Iranian Monkeyboy getting all the attention … George doesn’t even call me to go fishing anymore! I got the looks! I’m damn hot with my shirt off! I was a Super Star in the KGB! I had a calendar six years in a row, damnit! My jets are as big as George’s … My missiles can be potent again!”
Then he’d put on that damn Bruce Springsteen “Glory Days” song for the bazillionth time … ugh!
So, I’m like, “Dude, you have serious penis envy issues. Somebody’s gonna kick you in the balls real soon if`n you don’t cut this shit out. I’m sooo outta here.”
I dunno, maybe if I send him a Vermont Teddy Bear for Valentine’s Day he’ll play with that for awhile instead of stroking his aging jets and missiles …
February 11th, 2008 at 4:13 pmCold War nostalgia for you; I understand those Tu-95s are extremely noisy. Do the Russkies really think they have a chance in hell against us, in this day in time?
You know what would make a really nice, picture for this sentimental child of the 80s: a picture of 2 F-14s off the bombers’ starboard wings.
February 11th, 2008 at 4:24 pmVlad the little Rusky, wants to pretend that the bear is back on the world stage. Doing what? Oh yeah, once a KGB always a KGB. Little puke.
I miss the Cold War. I always looked forward to fighting these chumps one-on-one.
February 11th, 2008 at 4:43 pmlmao
Drill,
Now that was some funny stuff! better watch who you date from now on. You and Bush must have both had the same first impression. “I look into Vladmirs soul and see a good guy” (not verbatim)
As for Vlads midget military. they better check themselves before they get wrecked. buzzing US aircraft carriers with a bomber is one way to find yourself all fucked up.
February 11th, 2008 at 4:44 pmThe cold war never really ended, it just got a little cooler in the 90’s. Even then, our little game of grab-ass was going strong, at least between opposing navies.
Poo-tin must miss the good ole days when his country could mass endless tanks on the German border. He’s spending money like crazy to rebuild the military. He’d better be careful though, buzzing a U.S. carrier battle group can have (and has had) disasterous results. I know for a fact, Admirals do not being harassed.
February 11th, 2008 at 4:56 pm
February 11th, 2008 at 4:58 pmDecimated. Means out of every ten, one is killed. According to the Bible, when the Russians and Iranians come down onto Israel, it’ll be far far worse than that.
February 11th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Poor little Puttie-Putt; ya I looked into his soul and saw wishful thinking and a longing for imaginary days that never exsisted.
February 11th, 2008 at 6:11 pmThe Russians, years ago I said to some black friends of mine that the Russians were the stupidest white people on Earth for putting up with all the crap they have endured over the countless centuries. I think they are still laughing. Guess that still rings true today. What up with that crap?
Putin is a punk.
what’s with our navy? the iranians , now the russians. are the russians denying this too? if so, I say we shoot down the next close call and then deny it ever happened.
February 11th, 2008 at 8:12 pmHas anyone noticed that the higher the price of oil the bolder Puke-in gets! It seems to me that most of our enemies could be marginalized if oil was used less! Lets go nuke and coal power and bury chavez, putin, and the middle east!
February 11th, 2008 at 8:49 pmNo truer words have ever been spoken on that subject. you’re definitely on to something there. nuke and coal all the way. coal is one thing this country has plenty of and who knows nuclear better than we do also.
February 11th, 2008 at 9:48 pmLOLOLOL!! A bomber in the Year 2008 and still has Props on it!…LOL…..ohhhhh Im scared…itll be a turkey shoot…just think placing our B-1 bomber next to that thing..itll make the russian plane look like a kids paper plane…LOL!
February 11th, 2008 at 11:50 pmThe only security the missle defense shield threatens is Russia’s ability to threaten it’s neighbors.
February 12th, 2008 at 10:38 amI’d like to see what Vladimur would do if The Navy splashed a couple of his cool bombers. I call him Vladimur.
February 12th, 2008 at 10:59 amIt is fascinating that the Russians are doing this with a 50 year old platform. They must have seriously upgraded the electronics on the “Bear” and are testing it–or checking out ours. Can’t think of any other reason. I expect our guys are having a lot of fun with it.
There used to be some real competition. Once my Admiral decided to try to fake ‘em out and sail from Gibralter to the North Sea undected. The Pentagon did not like the idea; but he did it anyway and suceeded. The Bears were going crazy, but couldn’t find us. After two days of hide and seek, he launched our fighters and intercepted them. Now the Admiral is dead; and the USS John F. Kennedy is converting to scrap. Am I getting old or what? But, so are the Bears.
April 1st, 2008 at 6:04 am