"Mike" wrote in message
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Was the movie realistic in having Backfire bombers being sent to the
continental USA ?

Probably not. Tu-95 Bears or Tu-160 Blackjacks would have been better for
such missions.

However, one wartime profile that concerned the United States in the 1980s
would have had Backfires flying a one-way mission from Siberian bases across
the US and recovering in Cuba (or whatever was left of it).

Check out http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/russia/bomber/tu-22m.htm

The sketch of operational range is interesting, but it's not clear what it
represents.

http://www.fas.org/nuke/guide/russia/bomber/range.gif

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