Jan 242013
China buys Russian bombers
China has made a deal with the Russians to buy 36 Tupolev Tu-22M3 supersonic bombers. These Soviet-era designs were intended to be carrier-killers, so it’s a reasonable bet that the Chinese – who have been getting twitchy lately over naval issues – are planning to use them to persuade the US Navy to maintain a distance from Chinese territory like the Senkaku Islands, Taiwan, Honshu…