China & Russia Sent Huge Naval Flotilla Toward Alaska; US Responds By Dispatching Destroyers
https://www.zerohedge.com/military/us-dispatches-warships-after-china-russia-sent-huge-naval-flotilla-near-alaska
The drills by Washington's most powerful nuclear-armed rivals was called in The Wall Street Journal "the largest such flotilla to approach American shores" in recent history, but it never entered American territorial waters.
It was revealed by US defense officials in a Sunday morning WSJ report, which detailed that "Eleven Russian and Chinese ships steamed close to the Aleutian Islands," and further, "The ships, which never entered U.S. territorial waters and have since left, were shadowed by four U.S. destroyers and P-8 Poseidon aircraft."
One analyst and retired Navy captain cited in the report said it was "a historical first" and "highly provocative" - particularly given the backdrop of the raging Ukraine war and rising Taiwan tensions. The flotilla came close to Alaska last week but has since left, US officials indicated.
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