Now this is not a good thing at all. 😡
Via Stars and Stripes:
YOKOSUKA NAVAL BASE, Japan — The USS Ronald Reagan scrambled its fighter jets earlier this week after two Russian naval reconnaissance aircraft flew within one nautical mile of the U.S. aircraft carrier as it sailed in international waters east of the Korean Peninsula, according to 7th Fleet officials.
In the latest in a series of incidents involving Russian aircraft, two Tupolev Tu-142 Bear aircraft flew as low as 500 feet Tuesday morning near the Reagan, which has been conducting scheduled maneuvers with South Korean navy ships. Four F/A-18 Super Hornets took off from the Reagan’s flight deck in response to the Russian advance, 7th Fleet spokeswoman Lt. Lauren Cole said Thursday.
U.S. officials attempted to contact the Russian aircraft but received no radio response. A U.S. ship escorting the Ronald Reagan followed the Russian aircraft as they withdrew, Navy officials said.
Press officials at the Russian Embassy in Seoul were not immediately available for comment Thursday.
These are the same people who shot down Larry McDonald in cold blood. Patrick J. Buchanan says that they are harmless. Sorry, I call B.S. and if I were the President of the United States, I would call a meeting of joint chiefs and other leaders of the Military and I would give them a direct order; if Russian warplanes come near one of our warships, shoot it down. Then, I would make an announcement, with no questions from reporters; I would tell the American people, that Russia is trying to call our bluff and I would tell Russia and the American people, that if another war plane came near our ships, that it would be shot down and that act would be considered a declaration of war.
We cannot trust that Country, not even for a second. It would be fatal to do otherwise.
(Via Fox News)