The U.S. Department of defense for the first time after the destruction of the USSR modifies plans of action in case of a hypothetical conflict with Russia, writes. "taking into account the circumstances of security And Russia's actions, it is Clear that We are required to update the existing action plans in response to potential aggression against NATO allies," - said the publication, a senior Commissioner of the Pentagon. according to the publication, the U.S. defense Department is working out the order of possible actions Both within NATO And outside of the Commonwealth. And in fact, and in another case involves a hypothetical Russian invasion of the Baltic States, taking into account a variety of scenarios - from reaction to cyber attacks to action in case of use of nuclear weapons. According to Foreign Policy, in the period after the cold war, the attention of the Pentagon was confined mainly to China And the terrorist threat. Priorities changed after the annexation of Crimea to Russia, which caught the West off guard, told the former Deputy assistant Secretary of defense David Ochmanek, senior analyst at American research center RAND Corporation. in June 2014 the analysts of the RAND Corporation, having considered the scenario of a possible conflict in the Baltic States, came to the conclusion that NATO forces in the European Union is not enough for their protection. According to the envoy of the Pentagon, the Ministry took into account this information When creating new ideas for a possible conflict. He hinted that in all scenarios considered, the situation In which NATO will have to win from the Russian occupied territory. Because of this, its main objective, the Alliance believes deterrence of the Russian capital, according to the publication. The majority in the Pentagon unhappy confrontation with Russia, believing, because it distracts US from the "real danger" from China, emphasizes Foreign Policy. Along with this, the Commissioner of the Ministry has noticed that the Ministry of defense does not look at the world " through rose-colored glasses ". "We have to be ready in case we are mistaken about Russia, And must create a plan if Russia will become its enemy. I can't predict, of course, do not want this, but if this happens, We must be ready, " He told Foreign Policy. Relations between Russia And the West deteriorated in connection with the situation in Ukraine. Amid disagreements with Russia over Ukraine, NATO has adopted a number of measures to increase military activities in the European Union, including the strengthening of rapid response forces, the growth of U.S. troops on the continent, the dramatic expansion of the program of exercises And patrols, as well as the growth of military spending. The chief of the General staff of the Russian armed forces Valery Gerasimov, for his part, said that the allegations in the Russian aggressive politics have become the pretext for the North Atlantic Commonwealth, so that he could strengthen their activities.