Chinese and Russian military planes tracked, intercepted off Alaska

Two Chinese and two Russian long-range bombers were tracked flying over international waters near Alaska and US and Canadian fighter jets were sent up in response, their joint aerospace command said.

The Chinese and Russian military activity Wednesday was not seen as a threat, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, known as NORAD, said.

“NORAD will continue to monitor competitor activity near North America and meet presence with presence,” the command said in a news release.

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[marciayoung]

Anyone honestly surprised, given the state our country is in, all we have is chaos drama and clowns

[trickydicky]

They were just checking to see if NORAD is as diligent as the SS.

[e.d.h.]

I wouldn't trust these clowns to protect an outhouse!!!

[garypascucci]

How can you intercept planes, when you can't intercept balloons?
Count on the Air Farce?😂😂😂😂😂

[Timewave-Zer]

Remember, all state trooper commutations went out in Alaska during Crowdstrikes event 😳

[phoenixphotographylg]

It's called reaction time. They are testing the US.

[iyhchan]

Isn’t China and Russia travelling in international air space where there is freedom to travel. US does this all the time in South China Sea and Taiwan strait using warships and war planes!

[Anders]

This admin would allow them to fly across the U.S. and then say they didn't pose any danger.

[SweetB]

So why was it intercepted if it was 200 miles outside of our airspace 🤔

[frankmorris]

...and we've had an actual Coup. Why do i not feel confident?

[krsmovie]

So, America and NATO can fly near Taiwan and Crimea and China and Russia can't fly near Alaska?
This is a freedom of navigation you know. You like to say word freedom a lot, don't you?

[ChuckyRed]

Didnt the US do the same with a B-52 a few weeks ago?

[harindersingh]

Are those international waters just like in South China Sea ?

[scottgm]

Our future leaders just surveying the land to see how they will divide it up between themselves.

[Stephen-febq]

Russia 🇷🇺 and China 🇨🇳 are joining forces to look for the Alaskan bigfoot? 😉😅😂🤣

[bluephoenix]

Canadian and American warships were off the coast of China today. I wonder what threat that poses to China and in particular its allies?

[Coloradohomestead]

Nothing to see here, they’re just picking up this month’s deposit from The Big Guy

[pfwindham]

China supplying Russia has nothing to do with their war planes flying in Alaska

[smujer]

I have zero faith in Austin but at least it looks like he's doing a little something instead of being incognito somewhere.

[gso]

And before that, Russian jets escorted British warplanes from It's airspace 😁