[quote]Russian bombers crossed into the U.S. Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) — a transition area around U.S. airspace where America does not have sovereignty but keeps closely monitors — at least 10 times in 2014, twice [b][u]the average of five incursions a year since 2006[/u][/b] according to NORAD. They have also intruded the airspace buffer zones of NATO allies overseas including Ireland, Sweden and the Netherlands. U.S. defense and congressional officials attribute the increase in flights to rising tensions between Washington and Moscow since the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula.[/quote] Why is this news now? I'll tell ya why. Rabble rousing and bullshit political rhetoric designed to distract from real issues. [spoiler]the rest of the article is worth a read as well. [/spoiler]