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The Russian Kilo-class submarine was sighted just 50 kilometers (31 miles) south of Yonaguni Island, Japan’s westernmost territory just east of Taiwan, the Japanese Joint Staff said in a statement.

The submarine, accompanied by a Russian naval ship, was moving northeast between Yonaguni and the nearby island of Iriomote. It was the first sighting of a Russian submarine in those waters, the Joint Staff said.

It added that Japan’s Self-Defense Forces deployed a combat support ship and a P-3 survey aircraft for warning and reconnaissance operations. There was no breach of Japan’s territorial waters by the Russian warships, it said.

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[-] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 21 points 3 weeks ago

Isn't this like a typical Tuesday for most countries? Everyone does this a lot to test combat readiness of other countries.

[-] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 9 points 3 weeks ago

"No, we are dropping the NUKES! We're doing it this time. I for real mean it. I swear!" - Putin

[-] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 3 weeks ago

I always wondered how much the reacting force is fudging their readiness when they can be reasonably sure that it's a provocation.

Readiness in 15min? Make that half an hour so the enemy plans accordingly

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