The United States has dispatched its strategic B-52H bombers to try to ensure Europe's security "threatened" by the Zapad 2017 maneuvers, which began today (14) in Belarus.
On Thursday, the United States sent two strategic B-52H bombers capable of transporting nuclear weapons to Europe, the media said. This measure was taken due to the start of joint military exercises in Russia and Belarus Zapad 2017.
The planes traveled from Barksdale airbase (Louisiana, USA) to British base RAF Fairford, located in Gloucestershire (England, UK). At present, two strategic US bombers, one B-1B and one B-52H, stand out in Europe.
The B-52H is a long-range subsonic aircraft that has 11,000 km of flight range. The plane was developed in 1955 to transport nuclear weapons to US-made deterrence missions during the Cold War.
The strategic exercises Zapad 2017 will be held between 14 and 20 September in the territory of Belarus, as well as in three Russian polygons. According to data from the Ministry of Defense of Russia, up to 12,700 military personnel must participate in the maneuvers.
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