U.S. Navy scrambled jets as Russian warplanes approached carrier

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The USS Ronald Reagan aircraft carrier scrambled four fighter jets to intercept approaching Russian warplanes as it carried out a military exercise on Tuesday in the Sea of Japan, U.S. military officials said on Thursday. The incident, although unusual, was characterized by the Pentagon as "safe." "There was nothing to indicate they were posing a direct threat," said Pentagon spokesman Captain Jeff Davis.




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