Russia Restarts Cold War Patrols

Russia is resuming a Soviet-era practice of sending its bomber aircraft on long-range flights, according to President Vladimir Putin. Mr. Putin said the move to resume the flights permanently after a 15-year suspension was in response to security threats posed by other military powers. He said 14 bombers had taken off from Russian airfields early on Friday. The move came a week after Russian bombers flew within a few hundred miles of the US Pacific island of Guam.