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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The ships traveled close to Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, but never entered U.S. territorial waters. The US threatened to nuke no one . No scene was caused. In other news…

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Northern Command confirmed the combined Chinese and Russian naval patrol, telling the Journal: “Air and maritime assets under our commands conducted operations to assure the defense of the United States and Canada. The patrol remained in international waters and was not considered a threat.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ok that was always allowed!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

In response, the US angrily condemned the move as "actions of aggressors looking to start a nuclear war that will cause the extinction of mankind", and arranged for missile launches off the coast of their neighbouring country.

Oh wait, wrong country...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Maybe they would be more on edge if Mexico was doing yearly military exercises with China at the Texas border, simulating an invasion of the US.

Oh wait, wrong country...

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Northern Command confirmed the combined Chinese and Russian naval patrol, telling the Journal: “Air and maritime assets under our commands conducted operations to assure the defense of the United States and Canada. The patrol remained in international waters and was not considered a threat.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I heard you the first time.

They called it "highly provocative" (actions of aggressors?) and sailed their warboats around as a show of force (arranged for missile launches?). The parallels are pretty damn clear, even if the US's response was obscured with mealy mouthed politicking.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Retired military person called it provocative. Not the military.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

At a certain level "retired" is just for plausible deniability.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Lol. Maybe in authoritarian China. In the US that's just a sound byte of no influence.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

They need to start doing military exercises in the South Bay now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

archive's link to wall street journal must be down. their credentials were blocked or something. Keeps saying "Continue reading your article with a WSJ subscription" both in your link above and after trying it again here: https://archive.is/AhWf1

No dice. :(

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago