Russians yearn for "good old days," someplace new to fly

[brick]

Wierd:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main...07/nraf107.xml

Originally Posted by Telegraph

RAF jets intercept eight Russian bombers

By David Blair, Diplomatic Correspondent
Last Updated: 3:13pm BST 07/09/2007

The RAF carried out its biggest operation to protect British airspace since the Cold War when four Tornados were scrambled to intercept eight Russian bombers approaching over the Atlantic.

An early warning aircraft and a VC-10 tanker were also launched to support the British fighters responding to apparent sabre-rattling by President Vladimir Putin.

The Russian aircraft, all Tupolev 95s, codenamed "Bears" by Nato, turned back before reaching British airspace.

This was the biggest deployment of Russian bombers to probe British air defences since the Cold War. Although the ''Bear'' is obsolescent, dating from the 1950s, Russia uses it for long-range reconnaissance missions, designed to test an opponent's reaction time.

Flush with oil wealth, Russia has become increasingly assertive in recent months. President Putin has consciously revived memories of the Cold War by sending bombers to test the air defences of Nato countries, notably Norway and America as well as Britain.

[brucepick]

Aw geez.
One more thing to worry about.

What's this phenomenon where oil wealth causes attacks on Western countries??

Just brain-venting here.

[psyshack]

HAHAHA

The old Bears went lumbering thru the air.