RAF scrambled as Russia tests nuclear-capable missiles

January 22, 2008 RAF scrambled as Russia tests nuclear-capable missiles (RAF/MoD Crown Copyright/PA Wire) A Russian Bear-H bomber Tony Halpin in Moscow RAF fighters scrambled to track Russian long-range bombers joining a naval task force today as Moscow practised strike tactics off the coast of France and Spain and test-launched nuclear-capable missiles. The fleet of Russian warships, supported by fighter jets and the bombers, engaged in Russia’s biggest naval exercises since the end of the Cold War.

[end? Test launching nuclear-capable missiles (and how can observers know they're duds?) off the coast of Europe? They've learned from watching tin-pot dictators that bad behavior works against the West, eventually resulting in a 'negotiated' capitulation...]

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