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To: longnshort who wrote (764195)8/9/2007 9:07:45 PM
From: DuckTapeSunroof  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 769670
 
Russian bomber jets resume Cold War sorties

Thu Aug 9, 2007
11:44AM EDT

By Dmitry Solovyov

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's strategic bombers have resumed Cold War-style long-haul missions to areas patrolled by NATO and the United States, top generals said on Thursday.

A Russian bomber flew over a U.S. naval base on the Pacific island of Guam on Wednesday and "exchanged smiles" with U.S. pilots who had scrambled to track it, said Major-General Pavel Androsov, head of long-range aviation in the Russian air force....

reuters.com