South Korean fighter jets were scrambled as Russian and Chinese bombers entered the country's air-defense zone.
Russia and China sent nuclear-capable bombers over the waters between Japan and South Korea, which are the treaty allies of the United States, for their ninth joint strategic air patrol on Friday.Two American conventional bombers on Monday simulated the release of weapons over Finland, a NATO ally that borders Russia. For Japan and South Korea, the U.S. is committed to using its full range of military capabilities, including nuclear, to support extended deterrence.
In the previous instance on July 25, which was the eighth Russia-China joint strategic air patrol since 2019, it involved the Chinese H-6K conventional bombers and the Russian Tu-95MS nuclear bombers, which saw them flying in formation over the Bering Sea off the U.S. coast of Alaska.Russia and China are among the nine countries armed with nuclear weapons.
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