Russian Bombers Near Alaska: Prophetic Warning or Just Routine Patrol?

By The Blogging Hounds The skies near Alaska just lit up with Cold War déjà vu. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) confirmed on Wednesday that it intercepted two Russian Tu-95 long-range nuclear-capable bombers and two Su-35 advanced fighter escorts as they entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). While NORAD insists the…

By The Blogging Hounds

The skies near Alaska just lit up with Cold War déjà vu. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) confirmed on Wednesday that it intercepted two Russian Tu-95 long-range nuclear-capable bombers and two Su-35 advanced fighter escorts as they entered the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ).

While NORAD insists the planes “remained in international airspace and did not enter American or Canadian sovereign airspace,” the sheer timing and context of this event raise serious questions.

Routine or Escalation?
NORAD downplayed the encounter, calling it “regular” activity that poses “no threat.” Yet, the Tu-95—known in NATO circles as the “Bear”—is no ordinary aircraft. It was designed during the Cold War to deliver nuclear payloads across continents. Pair that with the Su-35s, Moscow’s most lethal fighter jets, and this wasn’t just a sightseeing tour.

The U.S. responded swiftly with an E-3 AWACS surveillance plane, four F-16s, and four KC-135 refueling tankers to track and shadow the Russians. A full-scale mobilization for something allegedly “routine.”

Global Pattern of Russian Probing
This Alaskan encounter comes as Russia is testing boundaries across the globe:

Estonia & Poland: Just days earlier, Russian MiG-31s violated Estonian airspace for over 12 minutes before being pushed back by NATO’s Italian F-35s.
Baltic Escalation: Estonia has reported four Russian incursions this year alone. Foreign Minister Margus Tsahkna blasted Moscow’s “unprecedented brazenness.”
NATO Article 4 Triggered: Estonia formally requested NATO consultation, a step rarely invoked, as the alliance warned Moscow against its “dangerous pattern.”

These incidents show Russia probing NATO’s red lines from Eastern Europe to the Arctic.

Prophecy and the Bear of the North
For Bible students, the symbolism is impossible to ignore. Scripture warns of a northern power rising in the last days to test and eventually confront Israel and the West. The “Bear of the North” imagery (Ezekiel 38–39) has long been associated with Russia, and its nuclear bombers—the Tu-95 “Bear”—are literally named to match the prophecy.

What we are witnessing could be the build-up to the Psalm 83 and Ezekiel 38 wars—a prophetic coalition of nations testing boundaries before a sudden escalation. The Arctic, now a strategic frontier thanks to melting ice caps and resource competition, is becoming a flashpoint where Russia, China, and the West will inevitably collide.

The Bigger Picture: Testing America’s Resolve
With President Trump in office, Moscow may be calculating just how far it can push. These “routine” flights serve multiple purposes: intelligence gathering, military signaling, and psychological warfare. Every time NORAD scrambles jets, Russia measures America’s readiness.

The question is not whether Russia will stop—it’s how long the U.S. can afford to treat these intrusions as “routine” before one wrong maneuver sparks a global crisis.

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