Russia sends nuclear bombers near Alaska

Stand off in the skies

Moment US F-16 fighters are scrambled to intercept Russian nuclear bomber near Alaska airspace in latest flashpoint between two superpowers

US and Russian warplanes came face to face in the sky on Thursday after Vladimir Putin sent up two Tu-95MS nuclear bombers over the Bering Sea, near Alaska's western coast.

Footage published by the Russian Defense Ministry shows a warplane from the Alaska Air National Guard marked with the letters AK and the number 304 on its tail fin. A Russian escort Su-30SM fighter jet is also pictured in the video.

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