INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Strategic bombers remain “irreplaceable” for China’s military – even as it makes progress with sixth-generation fighters and
long-range missiles – given their role in global strikes and nuclear deterrence, analysts say.
They pointed to the American B-2 stealth
bombers that hit Iran’s three nuclear sites on Saturday, dropping bunker-buster bombs directly over the facilities before returning
unscathed.
Seven of the B-2 bombers were flown nearly 27,000km (16,700 miles) – supported by more than 100...
