IMI-Aktuell 2020/581
China: US-Bomber
(03.09.2020)
Reuters berichtet, die USA würden in jüngster Zeit wieder verstärkt auf Bomber aus dem Kalten Krieg in Ostasien zurückgreifen, die allerdings mit neuesten Waffen bestückt seien: „America is combining its decades-old bombers with cutting-edge weapons to counter Beijing’s advantage in the waterways off the Chinese coast. The U.S. wants to send a message that Chinese ships and land targets can be threatened at any time. […]Since late January, American B-1B and B-52 bombers, usually operating in pairs, have flown about 20 missions over key waterways, including the South China Sea, the East China Sea and the Sea of Japan”. (jw)