That U.S. Air Force B-52 Flying Over The Black Sea Was Bait For The Russians

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Aug 30, 2020,08:00am EDT
That U.S. Air Force B-52 Flying Over The Black Sea Was Bait For The Russians
David Axe
 
Aerospace & Defense

On Aug. 28, six U.S. Air Force B-52 bombers from Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota flew over all 30 NATO countries in a single day.

Yes, even Canada.

This theatrical display of air power wasn’t just for show. It apparently also was the bait in a carefully-planned intelligence-gathering operation targeting Russian air-defenses around the Black Sea.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/2020/08/30/that-us-air-force-b-52-flying-over-the-black-sea-was-bait-for-the-russians/#7994098a3608