F-22 stealth jets intercept Russian strategic bomber heading for Alaska during massive wargame

pulse 09:21 - 07 September 2018

Alaska hosts some of the US's most advanced radar and missile defense installations. If war broke out between the US and Russia, the sites in Alaska that function as the eyes and ears of much of the US military's strategic assets are a likely first target.

US Air Force F-22 stealth fighter jets intercepted Russian nuclear-capable strategic bombers near Alaska on Saturday.
Russia is holding massive war games that include nuclear simulations.
Alaska represents a likely first target in a potential nuclear war against the US.
The Russian bombers left peacefully and didn't cross into US airspace, but incursions like this have become frequent around the world.

US Air Force F-22 stealth fighter jets intercepted two nuclear-capable Russian strategic bombers near Alaska on Saturday, Russia's ministry of defense has confirmed.

The incident, first reported by the Washington Free Beacon, unfolded outside US sovereign airspace as Russia carries out its biggest military drill in modern history.

Michael Kucharek, a spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) told the Beacon.