{"id":1412787,"date":"2022-03-31T12:14:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T16:14:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1412787"},"modified":"2022-03-31T12:14:43","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T16:14:43","slug":"russias-nuclear-armed-bombers-violated-swedens-air-space-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russias-nuclear-armed-bombers-violated-swedens-air-space-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia\u2019s Nuclear Armed Bombers Violated Sweden\u2019s Air Space: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussias-nuclear-armed-bombers-violated-swedens-air-space-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1412787&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<p>Russia may have engaged in a very extreme form of \u201cscare tactics\u201d earlier this month when a pair of Su-24 bombers and two Sukhoi Su-27 fighters briefly entered Swedish airspace. On March 2, the Russian aircraft, which took off from the Chernyakhovsk Air Base in Kaliningrad, flew over the Baltic towards the island of Gotland before they were intercepted by a pair of Swedish JAS 39 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/03\/gripen-e-the-best-fighter-jet-on-the-planet-not-named-f-35\/\">Gripen<\/a> jet fighters.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s aircraft had reportedly strayed into the Swedish airspace for around one minute. Swedish media <a href=\"https:\/\/www.news.com.au\/world\/europe\/russian-bombers-armed-with-nuclear-warheads-violated-eu-air-space-sweden-says\/news-story\/9d09f41d3d12b16a6c00d101f3a1e143\">claims<\/a> to have confirmed that the bombers were <a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2022\/03\/30\/russian-fighter-jets-flew-into-eu-airspace-while-armed-with-nukes-16376837\/\">equipped<\/a> with nuclear warheads. <em>1945<\/em> is not able to independently confirm the claim.<\/p>\n<p><b>Russia\u2019s Message: Don\u2019t Join NATO<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<p>The timing of the flight was quickly noted, as it came just one day after Russia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/03\/putins-invasion-of-ukraine-is-a-failure-but-he-has-a-backup-plan\/\">Vladimir Putin<\/a> threatened military action against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/02\/sweden-is-beefing-up-its-defenses-thanks-to-russia-nato-membership-next\/\">Sweden<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2021\/12\/why-finland-needs-the-f-35-fear-of-russian-aggression\/\">Finland<\/a> if they joined <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/03\/bad-news-for-russia-nato-is-going-to-spend-billions-more-on-defense\/\">NATO<\/a>. At the time of the incursion, the two Scandinavian nations were conducting joint military exercises. Both Finland and Sweden have a long history and complex relationship with Russia going back centuries.<\/p>\n<p>While each maintained a policy of neutrality throughout the Cold War, both also maintained good relations with NATO. Since Russia launched its unwarranted and unprovoked attack against Ukraine last month, both Helsinki and Stockholm have moved closer to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/is-nato-finally-in-finlands-future\/a-61283265\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/is-nato-finally-in-finlands-future\/a-61283265&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1648821944756000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3L1u0i1tTQZIM7_4iZxk_n\">joining the international alliance<\/a>. In addition, Finland recently inked a deal to purchase the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.19fortyfive.com\/2022\/03\/the-f-35-wins-canadas-eternal-quest-for-a-new-jet-fighter\/\">Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II<\/a>, the fifth-generation stealth fighter widely employed by many NATO members.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018This is a signal to Sweden that we have nuclear weapons and we could also consider using them,\u201d military strategic expert Stefan Ring told Sweden\u2019s TV4 Nyheter,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10668961\/Russian-fighter-jets-violated-Swedish-airspace-earlier-month-equipped-NUKES.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10668961\/Russian-fighter-jets-violated-Swedish-airspace-earlier-month-equipped-NUKES.html&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1648821944756000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3VhJ4bmMvszGNTWYroq6C7\"><i>The Daily Mail\u00a0<\/i><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10668961\/Russian-fighter-jets-violated-Swedish-airspace-earlier-month-equipped-NUKES.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-10668961\/Russian-fighter-jets-violated-Swedish-airspace-earlier-month-equipped-NUKES.html&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1648821944756000&#038;usg=AOvVaw3VhJ4bmMvszGNTWYroq6C7\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe assess it as a conscious action. Which is very serious, especially as [Russia] is a warring country,\u201d added Swedish Air Force Chief Carl-Johan Edstr\u00f6m. \u201cI cannot rule out incorrect navigation, but everything indicates that it was a deliberate act. That they violated Sweden\u2019s borders.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Sweden\u2019s Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist also called the Russian violation of his nation\u2019s airspace to be completely unacceptable. \u201cIt will lead to a firm diplomatic response from Sweden,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2022\/03\/30\/russian-fighter-jets-flew-into-eu-airspace-while-armed-with-nukes-16376837\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/2022\/03\/30\/russian-fighter-jets-flew-into-eu-airspace-while-armed-with-nukes-16376837\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1648821944756000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1xH325EqA9bGZHOalctc6C\">he told reporters<\/a>\u00a0this week. \u201cSwedish sovereignty and territory must always be respected.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>Instead of driving Sweden away from NATO, the incident could be one that could have the opposite effect. On Monday during a joint conference with Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson in Berlin, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/germany-olaf-scholz-sweden-eu-assistance-in-case-of-russia-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.politico.eu\/article\/germany-olaf-scholz-sweden-eu-assistance-in-case-of-russia-attack\/&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1648821944756000&#038;usg=AOvVaw1iOYSZ1pb22kXC7NoKK8Mk\">Sweden \u201ccan count on\u201d<\/a>\u00a0other European countries to come to its defense in the event of a Russian attack \u2013 even though the Scandinavian nation isn\u2019t a member of the NATO military alliance.\n<\/p>\n<p><b>Russia\u2019s Move Is No Accident Says Expert\u00a0<\/b>\n<\/p>\n<p>The flight on March 2 was meant to send a message.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is highly unlikely there was any mistake made,\u201d explained <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newhaven.edu\/faculty-staff-profiles\/matthew-schmidt.php\">Matthew J. Schmidt<\/a>, Ph.D., associate professor of national security and political science at the University of New Haven.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pilots who carry nuclear weapons are the best trained and experienced pilots that Russia has, and there is little chance that an error was made,\u201d Schmidt told 1945. \u201cIt was a direct and intentional violation of Swedish airspace. It was also over Gotland, the island that has been called Sweden\u2019s unsinkable aircraft carrier in the Baltic Sea. This was meant to send a message: Russia intends to push hard against anyone that it deems as a threat.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>It was very much a dangerous game of brinksmanship on Russia\u2019s part.\n<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Su-24 and Su-27 are the best aircraft in the Russian system, which makes this an extremely provocative move by the Kremlin,\u201d Schmidt added. \u201cThe chance of a mishap, as the bombers were carrying nuclear weapons, is so much higher than putting strategic rocket on alert.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p><i>Now a Senior Editor for 1945, Peter Suciu is a Michigan-based writer who has contributed to more than four dozen magazines, newspapers and websites. He regularly writes about military hardware, and is the author of several books on military headgear including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gallery-Military-Headdress-Peter-Suciu\/dp\/0980656729\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Gallery-Military-Headdress-Peter-Suciu\/dp\/0980656729&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1648821944756000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0iJkREJggE7BKwRf_a2u1i\">A Gallery of Military Headdress<\/a>, which is available on Amazon.com. Peter is also a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/petersuciu\/?sh=2a2f53789bd3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/petersuciu\/?sh%3D2a2f53789bd3&#038;source=gmail&#038;ust=1648821944756000&#038;usg=AOvVaw0bk3ZSuqGgVaDAJ_SjAPul\">Contributing Writer<\/a>\u00a0for Forbes.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia may have engaged in a very extreme form of \u201cscare tactics\u201d earlier this month when a pair of Su-24 bombers and two Sukhoi Su-27 fighters briefly entered Swedish airspace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":489,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1412787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1412787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/489"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1412787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1412787\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1412787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1412787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1412787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}