China and Russia Escalate Nuclear Threat with Largest Joint Bomber Exercise Aimed at Asia and U.S. Bases

China and Russia's largest joint bomber exercise used nuclear-capable aircraft to threaten Japan, Taiwan, and U.S. bases, showcasing new strategic capabilities with the H-6N and Tu-95MS bombers.

An unprecedented two-day joint China-Russia bomber exercise and Russian suggestions they will deploy new nuclear capable missiles to Asia point to a growing China-Russia nuclear threat to that region.

On Nov. 29 and 30, China and Russia conducted their 9th and largest joint bomber exercise designed to coerce Japan, Taiwan and to threaten U.S. military ba…