Right now. Announcer from nbc news World Headquarters in new york, this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. Good evening. We begin with a chilling exo of the cold war. U. S. Officials expressing deep concern tonight over a dangerously Close Encounter caught on tape between an American Navy destroyer and russian fighter jets. The navy says its vessel was operating in International Waters of the ballotig sea when the russian warplanes made simulated attack passes. Whats being described as one of the most aggressive acts in a growing pattern of muscleflexing by russia. Nbcs Peter Alexander has details. Reporter below the bridge link. Reporter a pair of russian fighter jets busing the uss donald cooke. Unarmed attack claims one stricken within 30 feet and so low that the plane caused a wake in the water. These photo revealing how close they came. The flybis, more than 30 in all between monday and tuesday. U. S. Officials say the cook was in International Russians 70 miles off the russian
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