Defense Secretary Ashton Carter called Russia the first in the list of global strategic challenges to US security during his speech to the committee on armed forces of the United States Senate, which discussed the defense budget for 2017.
“Carter listed the five global strategic challenges to the United States – Russia, China, North Korea, Iran and terrorism,” – said in a Thursday press release of the Ministry of Defence. These challenges is guided by the Ministry of Defense “in planning and budgeting,” said Carter.
At the same time, Carter called the Russian and Chinese “rivals, who have developed and continue to develop military systems that aim to threaten the US advantage in some areas”, – stated in the
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“Today’s security environment is very different from what it was 25 years. It requires new investments and actions “, – said the senators Carter
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The Pentagon said that the new budget base is required from $ 523.9 to $ 582.7 billion, of which $ 58.8 billion is required to fund foreign operations.
A spokesman for the US Army, Patrick Murphy said earlier that the new Pentagon budget for 2017 is “minimally adequate”. According to Reuters, US President Barack Obama planned to cut the defense budget by about $ 27 billion, which could lead to a reduction of some major weapons programs.
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