Russian strategic bombers resume Cold War-style long-haul missions . Ivan Safranchuk , Moscow office director of the Washington-based World Security Institute , said he saw nothing extraordinary in Moscow sending its bombers around the globe . The U.S. military has been flying combat sorties over Syria since September 30, and the Pentagon says it is prepared to carry out more strikes if Assad uses chemical weapons again. Bombers enable Russia to launch nuke strike even if ground arsenals wiped out .
Russian strategic bombers resume Cold War-style long-haul missions . The U.S. military has been flying combat sorties over Syria since September 30, and the Pentagon says it is prepared to carry out more strikes if Assad uses chemical weapons again. Bombers enable Russia to launch nuke strike even if ground arsenals wiped out .