The article sounds somewhat sensationalistic and seems based on unofficial sources. But the concern and recrimination it has set off in the RAF and MoD is interesting, even if seemigly overstated.
Russian nuclear bomb came within 90 seconds of Hull coastline after RAF pilots failed to intercept it in mock attack | UK security | The Sun |News
Russian nuclear bomb came within 90 seconds of Hull coastline after RAF pilots failed to intercept it in mock attack | UK security | The Sun |News
The supersonic “Blackjack” jet flew a direct course for the port of Hull, East Yorks, in a lighting-fast mock attack.
Creeping in low over the North Sea, it changed course just 20 miles from UK territorial airspace.
Creeping in low over the North Sea, it changed course just 20 miles from UK territorial airspace.
One senior RAF pilot said: “The Russians made us look helpless. The Blackjack could have got even closer. It was a disaster — it basically gave the Russians the green light to fly wherever they want.”
A US Air Force stealth bomber penetrated UK air defences without detection in a secret mission from Missouri to Lincolnshire.
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