July 4th Flyby of Alaska, California Coasts by Russian Bombers Reported by

David Deptula, a retired general, told the TIME magazine that it is good news for the Americans that Russia’s Tu-95 Bear bombers recently keep crashing and that the Russian air force would not risk the loss of its bomber with nuclear bombs on board. That same day, Russian president Vladimir Putin sent congratulations to President Obama on the celebration of America’s independence.

One U.S. defense official called such a message as “rattling sabres”, and said that such flights so close to U.S. are much more of a concern than routine U.S. aerial surveillance missions near Russian coasts.

Davis said the Russian planes were entirely within their rights, and it was a professional encounter on both sides.

The Russians have been ramping up their taunts during Obama’s “progressive” presidency.

He stressed that such behaviour of Russian bombers able to carry nuclear weapons was a reestablishment of Cold War principles.

According to Air Force officials, the bomber would carry nuclear weapons inside its fuselage, making it impossible for outsiders to tell if there any are aboard. “It would be very imprudent to be carrying a nuclear weapons on board a flight like that”.

“That’s two to three times the number of incidents that happened in 2013”, he said. The U.S. fighters tracked them until they turned around.

“Russia is the only country on earth that contains a nuclear capability that could destroy the United States”, General Mark Milley told the members of the Senate Armed Services Committee this Tuesday.

While the intercepts were routine from a military point of view, the U.S. official said, the Pentagon views them as Putin “sending a message” to the United States on Independence Day.

Increasing “concerns” of high-ranking U.S. military officials (some of which are about to become top commanders, chairmen, Army chiefs etc.) might mean two things.

In general, Russian military activity has increased since March 2014, when Western countries objected to its annexation of the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea as well as to Russia’s alleged support for separatists in eastern Ukraine.

In his official message to Obama, Putin expressed confidence that Moscow and Washington could “find solutions” to global issues.

American fighters also intercepted two other Russian Tu-95 bombers on July Fourth, off the southern coast of Alaska, according to the U.S. military. Two F-15 fighters intercepted the Russian aircraft.