meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The John Batchelor Show

#RUSSIA: #CHINA: Rick Fisher, senior fellow of the International Assessment and Strategy Center, @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL

The John Batchelor Show

John Batchelor

Society & Culture, Arts, News, Books

4.52.8K Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2024

⏱️ 9 minutes

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary


#RUSSIA: #CHINA: Rick Fisher, senior fellow of the International Assessment and Strategy Center, @GORDONGCHANG, GATESTONE, NEWSWEEK, THE HILL
https://news.usni.org/2024/07/25/norad-jets-intercept-joint-russian-chinese-bomber-flights-near-alaska

1942 Coral Sea

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Oh, he's cute. Mr. I can never sleep when I'm traveling. He's hugging his pillow like a sloth on a branch.

0:10.0

He couldn't sleep before. Now listen to him. Sounds like an elephant with a chest infection.

0:15.0

Well, they call him a dreamer. And now they're right.

0:19.0

All aboard, Mr. I can never sleep when I'm traveling.

0:23.0

Find all the comfort you need in the quiet lounge.

0:26.0

Piando Ferries, there is another way. This is TBSI on the World. I'm John Bachelor with my friend and colleague Gordon Chang.

0:40.0

U.S Naval Institute within these last days.

0:44.0

Norad jets intercept joint Russian Chinese bomber flight near Alaska.

0:50.0

We welcome our colleague Rick Fisher International Assessment and Strategy Center to interpret that stark headline on U.S. Naval Institute media.

1:01.0

Rick, a very good evening to you. Flying by Alaska, what does that mean and what is a

1:09.0

interception mean and what Russian Chinese bombers? What kind of bombers.

1:15.0

Good evening to you, Rick.

1:17.0

Good evening, John.

1:18.0

Good evening, Gordon.

1:19.0

Yes, John, two types of bombers, the Russian Tupelov T. You 95 and then the Chinese

1:27.8

Shyan Aircraft Corporation H6KG.G.

1:33.0

Both originate from Soviet designs of the early 1950s

1:40.0

and have been progressively upgraded. The Chinese version, which appeared in 2007, is a radically

1:49.8

upgraded version of the old Soviet TU16. In a sense, these are both B-52s that for the first time jointly have violated the air defense identification zone or aid is off of Alaska.

2:08.6

Approaching according to the US Department of Defense to about 200 miles from the Alaska coastline.

2:18.0

These bombers are important because they both carry much longer range cruise missiles.

2:25.0

The T.95 can carry a 3,000 kilometer range,

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from John Batchelor, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of John Batchelor and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.