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      'Really Scary Stuff': US Drone Crashes During Encounter With Russian Fighter Jet

      "As long as the U.S. and Russia both have nukes—not to mention regular signaling/threats of use—relatively minor incidents like this can easily escalate," asserted one disarament expert.

      Brett Wilkins
      Mar 14, 2023

      Fears of an escalation between nuclear superpowers Russia and the United States mounted Tuesday after a U.S. Air Force Reaper drone went down in international waters in the Black Sea during an encounter with a Russian fighter jet, with both sides giving varying accounts of the incident.

      According to U.S. European Command (EUCOM):

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