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Canadian fighter jets have scrambled to repel Russian bombers that intruded into Canadian airspace.
The Russian Tupolev-95 is a long-range bomber capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
Canadian defence minister Peter MacKay says CF-18s were sent to intercept two of the bombers that made several attempts to enter Canadian airspace. They where found 463km from Goose Bay in the province of Newfoundland.
Military officials say there was no advance warning and Mr MacKay says all such incursions will be met with a swift response.
Intelligence analysts say the frequency of these attempts has been increasing, especially as Canada and Russia are in a race to lay claim to huge sections of the Arctic seabed believed to hold vast reserves of oil and gas.
The incursions also come during the debate over whether Canada needs a new generation of high-tech military fighter jets.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10825255
http://www2.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/news/story.html?id=3342849
AFP: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j5GIGCbXmRC-vQibscIofTpgcHjw
The Russian Tupolev-95 is a long-range bomber capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
Canadian defence minister Peter MacKay says CF-18s were sent to intercept two of the bombers that made several attempts to enter Canadian airspace. They where found 463km from Goose Bay in the province of Newfoundland.
Military officials say there was no advance warning and Mr MacKay says all such incursions will be met with a swift response.
Intelligence analysts say the frequency of these attempts has been increasing, especially as Canada and Russia are in a race to lay claim to huge sections of the Arctic seabed believed to hold vast reserves of oil and gas.
The incursions also come during the debate over whether Canada needs a new generation of high-tech military fighter jets.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-10825255
http://www2.canada.com/nanaimodailynews/news/story.html?id=3342849
AFP: http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5j5GIGCbXmRC-vQibscIofTpgcHjw
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