Russia Playing Dangerous Game With Bomber Flights Near Alaska Coast

Russian forces continue to move around Georgia with impunity, and senior U.S. defense officials say they are troubled by intelligence showing the Russians have deployed SS-21 ballistic missiles into South Ossetia with a range to strike Tbilisi, the Georgian capital.

Secretary of State Rice stated Russia has raised questions about its place in the international community through the invasion and other actions, including the resumption last year for the first time since the 1991 collapse of the former Soviet Union of air patrols near the Alaskan coast by Tu-95 strategic bombers, code-named Bears by NATO. Read more