They were in international air space, and didn’t come within 50 miles of the coast. This was very close to being a total non-event.
Does anyone seriously think the Russians are plotting to send bombers over the U.S. to attack U.S. cities or U.S. military targets? They’re concentrating on messing with the election, which they’re doing successfully so far with the help of their U.S. allies. Why would they bother to attack us physically?
