Russian bombers 'will strike terrorists abroad'

Russia may use its strategic bombers to unleash preventive strikes against terrorists outside its borders.

Russian bombers 'will strike terrorists abroad'
Sat, 04 Dec, 2004 - 10:16

Russia may use its strategic bombers to unleash preventive strikes against terrorists outside its borders.

Air force commander General Vladimir Mikhailov’s comments to the ITAR-Tass news agency are the most direct yet in Russia’s rising rhetoric on attacking terrorists abroad.

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