A Russian fighter jet made an "unsafe close-range intercept" of a US aircraft over the Black Sea Wednesday, coming within 10 feet of the American plane. Pentagon spokesman Jeff Davis said the potentially dangerous incident, involving a Russian SU-27 jet and a US Navy P-8A Poseidon plane, lasted 19 minutes. A US official told CNN's Barbara Starr that the Russian plane came within 10 feet of the P-8 at one point. Davis added that the US plane was conducting routine operations in international airspace at the time. The official added that the US plane was operating in international airspace at the time. "These actions have the potential to unnecessarily escalate tensions, and could result in a miscalculation or accident," Davis said in a statement. Read more http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/07/politics/russia-us-jet-intercept/index.html
