] Two North Korean MiG29 fighters and two other aircraft
] that Davis said appeared to be MiG23 fighters intercepted
] the Air Force RC-135S reconnaissance plane, which Davis
] said was conducting a routine intelligence mission over
] the Sea of Japan about 150 miles off North Korea's coast.
]
] The closest the fighters came was about 50 feet, Davis
] said.

This wasn't going after a high-altitude spyplane on an overflight of Korean airspace. This was going 150 miles into international waters, sending fighters to buzz a wing's length away from a 707....

N. Korea Jets Intercept U.S. Spy Plane