Russian Bombers Didn't Carry Nuclear Weapons

[QUESTINY]

Planes Didn't Carry Nuclear Weapons
12 September 2008

Two long-range bombers that flew to Venezuela in the first Western Hemisphere flight since the Cold War carried no nuclear weapons, Interfax cited an Air Force official as saying Thursday.

The bombers flew to Venezuela before planned joint military maneuvers that appear to be a tit-for-tat response to the U.S. warships being used to deliver aid to U.S.-allied Georgia.

The Tu-160 jets did not have any such weaponry on board, Major General Vladimir Drik said, Interfax reported. There was no word on other armaments. Russian officials earlier had confirmed the planes' arrival in Venezuela but refused to say whether they were carrying weapons.

The two Russian strategic bombers landed in Venezuela on Wednesday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said, adding that he hopes to "fly one of those things" himself.

Chavez called the deployment part of a move toward a "pluri-polar world" -- a reference to moving away from U.S. dominance. "The Yankee hegemony is finished," Chavez said in a televised speech.

NATO fighters escorted the two Russian bombers on their 13-hour trip to Venezuela over the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, the Defense Ministry said.

Later, Chavez called the U.S. the "empire" as he addressed troops at the christening of a new coast guard patrol ship.

He dismissed comparisons to the Cold War but mentioned Cuba while saying he had been reviewing flight theory in a simulator in hopes of flying one of the Russian planes.

Addressing his close friend Fidel Castro, Chavez said: "I'm going to fly a Tu-160. Fidel, I'm going to fly low past you there."

[Rocky_Shorz]

Originally Posted by QUESTINY

Planes Didn't Carry Nuclear Weapons
12 September 2008

Two long-range bombers that flew to Venezuela in the first Western Hemisphere flight since the Cold War carried no nuclear weapons, Interfax cited an Air Force official as saying Thursday.

The bombers flew to Venezuela before planned joint military maneuvers that appear to be a tit-for-tat response to the U.S. warships being used to deliver aid to U.S.-allied Georgia.

The Tu-160 jets did not have any such weaponry on board, Major General Vladimir Drik said, Interfax reported. There was no word on other armaments. Russian officials earlier had confirmed the planes' arrival in Venezuela but refused to say whether they were carrying weapons.

The two Russian strategic bombers landed in Venezuela on Wednesday, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said, adding that he hopes to "fly one of those things" himself.

Chavez called the deployment part of a move toward a "pluri-polar world" -- a reference to moving away from U.S. dominance. "The Yankee hegemony is finished," Chavez said in a televised speech.

NATO fighters escorted the two Russian bombers on their 13-hour trip to Venezuela over the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans, the Defense Ministry said.

Later, Chavez called the U.S. the "empire" as he addressed troops at the christening of a new coast guard patrol ship.

He dismissed comparisons to the Cold War but mentioned Cuba while saying he had been reviewing flight theory in a simulator in hopes of flying one of the Russian planes.

Addressing his close friend Fidel Castro, Chavez said: "I'm going to fly a Tu-160. Fidel, I'm going to fly low past you there."

and what about the subs?

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Originally Posted by Rocky_Shorz

and what about the subs?

Bravo Rocky!!! The subs came in under the hurricane. A very good friend of mine's father was the mayor of Camarillo California, his mother works at Point Mugu. Point Mugu is the base of operations to protect our Pacific Ocean from attack. It specifically works with Navel intelligence. What the mother said was she has seen a tremendous amount of sub activity. It appears they are testing our defenses and response times.

[Rocky_Shorz]

Originally Posted by QUESTINY

Bravo Rocky!!! The subs came in under the hurricane. A very good friend of mine's father was the mayor of Camarillo California, his mother works at Point Mugu. Point Mugu is the base of operations to protect our Pacific Ocean from attack. It specifically works with Navel intelligence. What the mother said was she has seen a tremendous amount of sub activity. It appears they are testing our defenses and response times.

Do you know if the Russian subs testing our defenses in the Gulf are Nuke?

You know what is really sad, in our lifetimes, South America has been the most peaceful continent on earth. I've traveled there many times, and have always felt safe and welcomed, treated like a king most of the time...

In just a few years, I've seen all of that is changing.

Now I am watching as most of the countries between Venezuela and Mexico are slowly siding with Venezuela.

[Zarathustra]

I can't imagine Russian subs being anywhere and not being "hot", ready to fire if necessary. There was a news article approximately 2 months ago detailing how the U.S. Navy was patrolling waters off of South America for the first time in many years. The article expressed the displeasure of the Argentinian president. Since then we have seen events unfolding down there very counter to U.S. hegemony. I believe the actions of the U.S. Navy were a bellweather event to the South American countries, and not only the ones publicly critical of the U.S. prior to that.

Note the announcement recently by Argentina that they were abandoning the dollar to trade with South American partners.