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The command of the Russian Air Force (FAR) pointed out on
Thursday that the two Russian Tupolev TU-160 strategic bombers
that landed at Venezuela's Libertador military airfield, north-west
Venezuela, do not carry nuclear warheads.
"There are not nuclear weapons on those planes," said Vladimir
Drik, a spokesman for the Russian Air Force, as reported by
Interfax.
He added that during the flight, which lasted thirteen hours,
the two supersonic planes were approached by two NATO F-16's
on two opportunities, EFE reported.
"A US F-16 would meet our planes over Iceland; on the second
occasion, a couple of Norwegian F-16 planes approached the
TU-160 over the Norwegian Sea," said Drik.
The Russian official said that the NATO airplanes did not
approach the Russian bombers "in a dangerous manner" and they
remained at "a safe distance".
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