Guam - Russia sparks Cold War scramble

Really? That's what the BBC headline and report claims. Further, the BBC maintains the US confirmed the story.

"Russian bombers have flown to the US Pacific island of Guam in a manoeuvre reminiscent of the Cold War era.

Two Tu-95 turboprops flew this week to Guam, home to a big US military base, Russian Maj Gen Pavel Androsov said, a story confirmed by the US."

That is completely false and the BBC even quote the US denying the claim, not confirming it.

"A spokesman for the Pentagon confirmed that the Tu-95s were spotted heading to Guam, adding that US fighter readied themselves to repel them.

"We prepared to intercept the bombers but they did not come close enough to a US Navy ship or to the island of Guam to warrant an air-to-air intercept," the spokesman said. "

Now it's newsworthy to note Russia's renewed TU95 flights, but why the hype and why claim the US confirmed they flew to Guam when the US said the opposite? There is a significant difference.