Norad spox: "we think these are standard training activities…but we'll continue to monitor all air activity approaching American airspace"
— Kirit Radia (@KiritRadia) September 19, 2014
That sounds like a wise decision.
Russian aircraft penetrating NATO airspace nothing new; but number of countries simultaneously in same time period is. Comes days after…
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) September 19, 2014
… Putin threatened to invade 5 NATO countries.
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) September 19, 2014
Waiting for Obama to say: "US has no national interest in being invaded by Russia."
— Michael Weiss (@michaeldweiss) September 19, 2014
So, just how many countries are we talking about?
In the past 24 hours jets have been scrambled to confront Russian aircraft in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Canada and the United States.
— Will McAvoy (@WillMcAvoyACN) September 19, 2014
ALERT NORAD: US intercepted 6 Russian planes this week that flew within 55 nautical miles of Alaskan coastline… http://t.co/peT0P4CVPO
— AIRLIVE (@airlivenet) September 19, 2014
Russian nuclear bombers buzz Alaska http://t.co/jI1dxhx9ap #military #defense #security pic.twitter.com/emQqYycnWN
— The Washington Times (@WashTimes) September 19, 2014
Update: Four Russian nuke bombers flew within 50 miles of Alaskan, Canadian coasts timed to Ukrainian leader visit. http://t.co/kPT4T7udFu
— Bill Gertz (@BillGertz) September 19, 2014
One defense official said the Russian bomber activity appeared timed to the visit to the United States and Canada by Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko. The Ukrainian leader was in Ottawa for meetings with Canadian leaders on Wednesday. He met with President Obama on Thursday.
Ukraine is locked in a battle with Moscow over the Russian military annexation of Crimea and continuing backing of pro-Russian Ukrainian militias in eastern Ukraine.
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Canada CF-18s intercept 2 Russian bombers that entered its Air Defense Identification Zone http://t.co/5BvFdS6yA6 pic.twitter.com/BFQD8PSuEy
— NATOSource (@NATOSource) September 19, 2014
RAF fighter jets intercept Russian military planes off northern U.K. http://t.co/3yOvJzfFcs
— Marisel Morales (@57MCM) September 19, 2014
British fighter jets intercept two Russian 'Bear' aircraft http://t.co/HU1RLF7zhj #Trident #bbcnews #skynews… http://t.co/x6IKoBSR1a
— John Smith Stay Alert, Avoid the Media & Unions (@Unionbuster) September 19, 2014
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WHO says the Cold War is over? NORAD: US intercept 6 USSR planes near US Alaska, Canadian intercept 2 USSR bombers near Cdn airspace
— Jeremy Walker (@jwalker2929) September 19, 2014
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