The incident was reported by the American-Canadaish North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). The announcement states that on Monday it was detected four Russian warplanes flying near Alaska.
“The Russian aircraft remained in international airspace and did not enter sovereign airspace. United States or Canada,” NORAD reported. “Such Russian activity near Alaska occurs regularly and is not perceived as a direct threat,” it added.
The command has already informed about this several times recently. interception of Russian planes near the American exclave.
Alaska: US troops sent to hot spot
In response to Russian and Chinese maneuvers near U.S. waters and airspace Washington he decided about sending several hundred soldiers from the 11th Airborne Division and heavy equipment near the Alaska border. Troops are stationed on the island Shemya in the Aleutian Islands. The Eareckson Military Air Base is located there.
The decision was heralded on September 12 as a show of “readiness and lethal force.” The division that was sent to the island is known as Arctic Angels and is normally stationed at the Alaska mainland base.
USA: Donald Trump announces new policy towards Russia and China
While the US deployment does not signal a significant escalation in tensions, Relations with the US's two main military adversaries remain tenseespecially in view of the ongoing war in Ukraine.
“Maintaining relations with both countries will be a key challenge regardless of who wins the presidential election in November,” CNN notes.
Republican candidate Donald Trump announced that he would review Joe Biden's Eastern policy and Wrong Harris. In early September he suggested that China i Russia are not necessarily opponents of Washington.
“I don’t think they’re enemies,” Trump said, suggesting that if elected, the United States would get along “greatly” with both countries.
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