Chinese Bombers Carried Out "Simulated Attack" On USS Roosevelt Carrier Near Taiwan
https://twitter.com/zerohedge/status/1355232400004050951
Why no press trigger?
People familiar with intelligence collected by the US and its allies said the bombers and some of the fighter aircraft involved were conducting an exercise that used a group of US Navy vessels led by the carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt in the same area as a simulated target.
Pilots of H-6 bombers could be heard in cockpit conversations confirming orders for the simulated targeting and release of anti-ship missiles against the carrier, the people said.
As the US carrier group observed the inbound Chinese bombers from below, there's little doubt that "fingers were on the trigger" in preparation to respond if all hell broke loose.
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/chinese-bombers-carried-out-simulated-attack-uss-roosevelt-carrier-south-china-sea