Originally Posted by
Ontariotech
Well, like the old saying goes, you don't put on a condom, unless your going to
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And our jets that are scrambled to meet these Bear Bombers, are they armed? You bet. It would not be a big stretch to say the Russians Bears are armed with nukes.
I recall a crash by a Bear on to Jan Mayen possibly late 60s early 70s. It was one of a pair and the other did not know the crash location. There was no nuclear issue with this crash.
There would be nothing to be gained by carrying nukes in peactime especially with the ever present potential for a defection.