Posted on 11/04/2010 12:02:54 AM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
According to the Joint Staff for Japan's Self-Defense Forces, its air force responded to 149 alerts against Russian aircraft in the April-September period, up 80% on the year.
Japanese jets responded to a total of 186 alerts, up 30% from the year-earlier 146, with Russian aircraft drawing about 80% of such responses, known as scrambling in military terms.
Chinese aircraft sent Japanese fighters scrambling 24 times, with Taiwanese planes drawing four responses. Russian planes have been spied over the disputed islands off Hokkaido, but have not been confirmed to have violated Japanese airspace elsewhere.
Russia conducted a major military exercise in July in its easternmost region, with aircraft making long-distance flights near Japanese waters in the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean. Russia "is showing off its presence," says a top SDF official.
Russia has been flying bombers and electronic intelligence reconnaissance aircraft in the vicinity of Japan, apparently to check on the conditions of Japan's Air Self-Defense Force radar sites.
After the Cold War ended, the number of Russian planes flying near Japan nosedived as that country's economy slumped. But such activities have increased as Russia bolsters its military might.
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Where are the Kamikaze’s when you really need them?
How could the Japanese tolerate this?
Why does Russia provocate?
- They have no other measure of gaining “respect”. They are full of diststrust towards other nations.
Here are two wise options:
- Do nothing (Pretend of being weak)
- Hit fast, hit hard, go jugular, Russia is weaker than you think.
You could make them loose 100 years. (Charles XII of Sweden successsfully used this strategy, Russia bled and lost in the long run.)
But you aren’t
It was a common occurence when we were stationed at Misawa AFB in norther Japan in the late 50’s. Big time scramble!
This is cold war krap,,,
They want us to turn on our radars...
Because they have spent the last 65 years convincing their citizens that nothing is worth fighting for.
This is the reason why the F-22 and F-35 is needed to be exported to all of our allies. The Japanese would snap up these planes.
That attitude is rapidly changing.
SIGNET
That is one dangerous neighborhood.
And Obama won't raise a finger to protect them.
“But you aren’t”
Sorry for not finishing my “speech”. Never mind.
Russia whishes to masque its aggressive attitude towards other nations.
Why should we let a failed system become part of Capitalist success?
They don’t wish for genuine democracy, but we do.
Let them drive around in 14 hp cardboard cars..
I meant SIGINT.
So Russian aircraft are attracted to 12 year old Japanese school girl porn?
President Goes to India with 34 war ships.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2621169/posts
The Army is building a 1K tunnel to protect President Twinkie in INDIA!!
http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_tunnel-for-obama-near-mani-bhavan_1461946
QE2 began.....and the world don't like and I don't like this one effing bit. China will give Obama one big verbal spanking next week. It will be well deserved.
Did you see this ad on FOX?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTSQozWP-rM
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